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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 Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
able
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
Apache
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
cattle
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From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
chance
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
child
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
control
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From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
death
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From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
didn't
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From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
extra
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
face
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From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
fast
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
feared
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
fetching
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO GOOD SHOTS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
Jennings
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From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
jine
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
load
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
near
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
off
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
place
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From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
pony
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
ranchman
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From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
Sam
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From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
SHOTS
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From this reading TWO GOOD SHOTS.
showed
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From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
speaking
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From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
talked
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From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
tells
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From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
then
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From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
there
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
travel
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
tremble
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From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
TWO
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From this reading TWO GOOD SHOTS.
varmints
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
WAL
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From this reading “WAL, then, Jennings tells Sam everything that had took place.
warrior
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From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
white
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From this reading His face was as white as death, but he didn’t tremble, and talked as if he was speaking about the cattle.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was wonderful the control the ranchman showed over himself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sam thought that the Apache, having the extra load of the child and dead warrior, would not be able to travel fast, and there was a chance of fetching him off his pony, but Jennings feared there was a party of the varmints near by, and that he would jine them.
