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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 NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
alarming
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From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If that dust is raised by buffaloes, then they are running hard.
bad
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From this reading "It is bad," said Hollow Bear.
Bear
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
buckskin
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
buffaloes
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "If that dust is raised by buffaloes, then they are running hard.
camp
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
cautiously
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
crawled
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
day's
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
determined
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From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
discovered
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
dust
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From this reading "If that dust is raised by buffaloes, then they are running hard.
dust-cloud
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
east
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
embankment
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
half
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
hard
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From this reading "If that dust is raised by buffaloes, then they are running hard.
heavy
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
Hollow
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
hurriedly
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If that dust is raised by buffaloes, then they are running hard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is bad," said Hollow Bear.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
journey
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
Little
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
looking
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
low
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
muzzled
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
nearby
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
number
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From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
Ogalala
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
ponies
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
possibilities
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From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
precaution
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From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
raised
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From this reading "If that dust is raised by buffaloes, then they are running hard.
ravine
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
ridge
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
Riding
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
rising
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
running
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From this reading "If that dust is raised by buffaloes, then they are running hard.
said
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From this reading "It is bad," said Hollow Bear.
Sioux
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From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
south
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
steep
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
suddenly
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
suggested
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From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
take
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From this reading It suggested a number of alarming possibilities, and the Sioux determined to take every precaution.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If that dust is raised by buffaloes, then they are running hard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
then
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
top
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
UNCERTAINTY
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
watch
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From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Riding hurriedly into a nearby ravine, they muzzled the ponies with buckskin, and then crawled cautiously to the top of the steep embankment to watch.
Wolf
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From this reading A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY Hollow Bear and Little Wolf were a half day's journey south of the Ogalala camp, looking for buffaloes, when they suddenly discovered a heavy dust-cloud rising above a low ridge to the east of them.
