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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 It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROCKY GULCH AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
Branch
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
bright
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From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
bustling
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
cave
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
changed
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
Cheyenne
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
correctly
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
crow
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
day
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From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
else
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
events
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From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
flies
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
GULCH
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From this reading ROCKY GULCH AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
hill
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
hole
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
just
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From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
known
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
like
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
locality
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
miles
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
mining
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
Montana
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
more
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
narrated
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From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
NEIGHBORHOOD
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From this reading ROCKY GULCH AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
North
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
opening
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
particular
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
pierced
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
River
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
rock
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
ROCKY
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From this reading ROCKY GULCH AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
rough-and-ready
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
rude
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
Sackville
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
scene
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
settlement
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
seven
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
side
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
southeast
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
spot
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
State
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
stirring
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From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
termed
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
three
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
town
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
Trinity
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From this reading The exact spot was a point three miles southeast of a rough-and-ready mining settlement known as Rocky Gulch, and seven miles, as the crow flies, from the town of Trinity on the North Branch of the Cheyenne River.
wall
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From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
week
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From this reading It was a bright day one week from the stirring events just narrated.
Western
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On one side was a rocky hill, pierced at this particular locality by a rude opening, which might correctly be termed a cave, though it looked more like a hole in the wall of rock than anything else.
wilds
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From this reading The scene has changed from the bustling little Western town of Sackville to the wilds of the State of Montana.
