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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 I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
arrived
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From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
augmenting
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From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
broad
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
cared
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From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
children
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
circumstances
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
escorting
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From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
expression
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
eyes
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
face
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
following
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
forever
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
formed
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
half-circle
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
hollow
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
horrible
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
imprisonment
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From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
Indians
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
inside
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
irrepressible
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
joy
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
lay
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
loving
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
maidens
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
met
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
Nscho-Tschi
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
numbers
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From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
old
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
Pecos
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
procession
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From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
pueblo
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
rarely
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
Rio
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
Sam's
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
sat
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
saw
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
scene
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From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
seeing
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
showed
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From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
side
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
sorrow
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From this reading The expression of faithful, loving old Sam’s face was divided between irrepressible joy at seeing me again, and sorrow at the horrible circumstances in which we met to part forever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
three
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From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
torture
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From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
TRIAL
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From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
turned
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
valley
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From this reading I saw that the pueblo lay in a hollow at one side of the broad valley of the Rio Pecos, into which we turned.
wandered
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
well
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From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My three comrades were already on the scene when I arrived, and showed that they had been well cared for during our imprisonment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _ON TRIAL FOR LIFE._ THE procession which was escorting me to torture passed on in silence, its numbers augmenting as we went.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
women
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From this reading The Indians formed a half-circle, inside of which, next the children, sat the women and maidens, among whom I saw Nscho-Tschi, whose eyes rarely wandered from my face through the following trial.
