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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 A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS.
Apaches
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
Close
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
Comanches
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From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
curiosity
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
DAYS
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From this reading A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS.
dozen
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
eastward
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From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
far
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From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
friends
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
generally
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
grounds
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From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
horsemen
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
hunting
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From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
Indians
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
Kioways
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From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
latter
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From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
Mexican
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
more
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
much
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
New
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
northwest
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
observed
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
occupied
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS.
omit
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
once
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
OTHER
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From this reading A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
parties
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
RELIC
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From this reading A RELIC OF OTHER DAYS.
ride
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
said
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
saw
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
say
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From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
straggling
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
studied
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
Texans
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They were either Comanches or Kioways, though the hunting grounds of the latter were far to the eastward.
three
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I MUST not omit to say that during the days occupied in the long ride toward the northwest, our friends saw Indians more than once.
viewed
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From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
warriors
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From this reading Close to the New Mexican boundary they observed a half dozen warriors, who the Texans said were Apaches.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were generally straggling parties, who viewed the three horsemen with as much curiosity as our friends studied them.
