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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 Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
act
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From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
advantage
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
aid
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
country
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From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
cowboys
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From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
emerged
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
faint
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
fairly
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From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
following
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
ground
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
halted
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From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
heard
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From this reading They were listening for sounds which they heard not.
Herbert
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
hills
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
hour
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
level
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
listening
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From this reading They were listening for sounds which they heard not.
meeting
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
MEN
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From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
moment
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From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
moonlight
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
motionless
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From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were listening for sounds which they heard not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
other
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
out
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From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
perfectly
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
profession
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From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
PURSUIT
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From this reading THE PURSUIT.
quickly
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From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
sat
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From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
shortly
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
soon
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
sounds
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From this reading They were listening for sounds which they heard not.
taken
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
Texans
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From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they were fairly out in the open country, the Texans halted and sat motionless for a moment.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
trained
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From this reading MEN trained in the profession of the cowboys think and act quickly.
travelling
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
Watrous
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
way
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From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Within a half hour following their meeting with Herbert Watrous, the party were travelling the other way, and shortly after emerged from the hills, where the ground was perfectly level, and advantage could be taken of the faint moonlight which would soon aid them.
