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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 Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
bank
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
brief
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From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
called
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
carry
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chief
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From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
commanded
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
conference
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From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
cross
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
dared
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From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
designs
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From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
disregard
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From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
eight
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
eleven
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From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
enterprise
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
far
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From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
fashion
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
force
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
Golcher
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From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
Gray
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From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
guttural
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
important
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
Indians
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From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
Jake
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From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
join
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
main
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
nature
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From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
Orders
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From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
out
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From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
Panther
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From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
positive
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From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
precisely
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From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
probable
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From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
river
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
said
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
seen
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From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
Seneca
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
sent
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From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
some
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Orders of such a positive nature had been sent that it was probable neither dared disregard them.
then
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
vigorous
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From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
warriors
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The conference between Golcher and the chief, Gray Panther, was vigorous, even if brief.
western
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From this reading It looked as if they had been commanded to cross the river and join the main force on the western bank in some important enterprise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This left precisely eleven Indians, so far as could be seen, with Jake Golcher to carry out his designs.
wood
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From this reading The Seneca chief called eight of his warriors about him, said something in his guttural fashion, and then he and they disappeared in the wood.
