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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 When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
awakened
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
Blackburn's
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From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
came
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
canoe
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From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
caught
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
crossed
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
daughter
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From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
demanded
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From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
disliked
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
down
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From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
eluded
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
Etzooah
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
far
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
ford
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
gone
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From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
grumbling
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From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
haste
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
head
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
horse
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
horses
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
Indian
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
inside
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
mare
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
out
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
perceived
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
ridden
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
river
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From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
Searching
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
seen
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From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
Slavi
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
sleepers
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
smell
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
sorrel
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From this reading The sorrel mare eluded him; she disliked the Indian smell; but he caught the horse he had already ridden so far.
sticking
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
taken
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From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
tepee
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
turned
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
unsaddling
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
village
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
voice
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From this reading A grumbling voice replied that they had taken a canoe and gone down river.
walk
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
whites
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From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Searching for a horse, Etzooah perceived that the whites in their haste had turned out their horses without unsaddling them.
yell
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From this reading When he came to the Slavi village after his long walk, Etzooah crossed the ford, and sticking his head inside the first tepee, awakened the sleepers with a yell.
Yellow-Head
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From this reading He demanded to know if Yellow-Head and Blackburn’s daughter had been seen.
