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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
Apaches
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From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
camp
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
chiefs
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From this reading Would they remain in the hands of the Kiowas when their chiefs were rescued?
coming
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
confidently
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From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
father
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From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
GOES
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From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Would they remain in the hands of the Kiowas when their chiefs were rescued?
HAWKINS
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From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would they remain in the hands of the Kiowas when their chiefs were rescued?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
Kiowas
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
miscarry
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From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
noisy
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
other
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From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
own
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
plans
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From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
remain
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From this reading Would they remain in the hands of the Kiowas when their chiefs were rescued?
rescue
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
rescued
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From this reading Would they remain in the hands of the Kiowas when their chiefs were rescued?
said
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From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
SAM
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From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
sleep
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From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
soothing
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
spoken
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From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
SPYING
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From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
succeeded
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From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Would they remain in the hands of the Kiowas when their chiefs were rescued?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
thereby
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Hawkins had spoken of his plans confidently, as though they could not miscarry; but after I was left alone I was not so sure of them.
thoughts
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From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
tried
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From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The camp was noisy over the coming of the Kiowas and our rescue thereby, and besides my own thoughts were not soothing.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _SAM HAWKINS GOES SPYING._ WHEN Sam left me I tried to sleep, but it was long before I succeeded.
Winnetou
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From this reading We were to free Winnetou and his father, but nothing had been said of the other Apaches.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would they remain in the hands of the Kiowas when their chiefs were rescued?
