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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
Bird
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From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
booming
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
CALL
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
came
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
camps
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
coming
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From this reading "Perhaps our enemies, the Crows, are coming to fight us."
commotion
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
Crows
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From this reading "Perhaps our enemies, the Crows, are coming to fight us."
day
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
drums
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
ears
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From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
enemies
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From this reading "Perhaps our enemies, the Crows, are coming to fight us."
evident
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
fight
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From this reading "Perhaps our enemies, the Crows, are coming to fight us."
find
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From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
getting
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From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
go
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From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
hear
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
heard
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
lads
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
Late
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
listen
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
next
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
ominous
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
Otter
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From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
out
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From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
people
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps our enemies, the Crows, are coming to fight us."
proposed
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From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
ready
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From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
said
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From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
shouting
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
sight
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
singing
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
Sioux
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
stopped
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
Sun
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From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
tell
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From this reading "My ears tell me that our people are getting ready for war," said Sun Bird.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Perhaps our enemies, the Crows, are coming to fight us."
WAR
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From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
Well
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From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
White
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From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
wild
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From this reading As they stopped to listen they heard the people singing and shouting, and it was evident that the camps were in a wild commotion.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, we will go and find out about it," proposed White Otter.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A CALL TO WAR Late the next day, as the lads came within sight of the Sioux camps, they were astonished to hear the ominous booming of the war drums.
