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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 THE SOUND OF A PISTOL.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
adobe
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From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
aimless
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
alarm
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
almost
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From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
Apaches
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
building
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From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
caused
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
circling
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
closing
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
dashed
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From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
day
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
due
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From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
east
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From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
few
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
friends
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
gathering
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
gloom
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
horse
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From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
hundred
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
JUST
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
mile
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From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
more
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
nearer
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
night
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
number
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From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
occurrence
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOUND OF A PISTOL.
off
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From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
only
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
PISTOL
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From this reading THE SOUND OF A PISTOL.
place
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From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
ponies
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
position
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From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
remembered
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From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
run
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From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
seen
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
SOUND
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From this reading THE SOUND OF A PISTOL.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUND OF A PISTOL.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
way
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JUST as night was closing in, an occurrence took place which caused our friends more alarm than anything during the day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Their position was almost due east of the adobe building, which it will be remembered was about a mile distant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly one of their number dashed off with his horse on a dead run to the east.
yards
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From this reading The Apaches, who had been circling about on their ponies in an aimless way, drew nearer the building, until in the gathering gloom they were seen to be only a few hundred yards’ distant.
