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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 Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They at once followed, passing the artillery and the wagon train on the way.
annoying
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
army
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From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
arrived
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From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
artillery
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From this reading They at once followed, passing the artillery and the wagon train on the way.
ascended
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
assembling
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From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
BAD
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
base
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From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
BESET
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
boys
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
camps
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
dispersed
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
efforts
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
evident
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
exhausted
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
Far
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
farther
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From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
firing
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
followed
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From this reading They at once followed, passing the artillery and the wagon train on the way.
food
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
gathered
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
General
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
gone
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
hostile
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From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
Indians
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
LANDS
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
most
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From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
mountain
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
much
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
neighbors
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
nightfall
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
number
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
once
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From this reading They at once followed, passing the artillery and the wagon train on the way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
passing
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From this reading They at once followed, passing the artillery and the wagon train on the way.
prairie
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
range
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
ravine
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
regaining
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
side
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
Sioux
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
soldiers
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
sorely
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From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
Sully
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
Tahkahokuty
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From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
top
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
train
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From this reading They at once followed, passing the artillery and the wagon train on the way.
troops
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
up
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From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
very
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From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
wagon
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From this reading They at once followed, passing the artillery and the wagon train on the way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Although the soldiers were very much exhausted by their efforts of the afternoon and were sorely in need of food and rest, it was evident that these annoying neighbors must be dispersed before nightfall.
way
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From this reading They at once followed, passing the artillery and the wagon train on the way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Far up on the top of the mountain a number of Indians had gathered and were firing upon the troops at very long range.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they arrived they found most of the army already assembling on the farther side of the hostile camps, at the base of Tahkahokuty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BESET IN THE BAD LANDS On regaining the prairie, the boys found that General Sully had already gone up to the Sioux camps at one side of the ravine by which they had ascended.
