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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 But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
animal's
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
back
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
baguales
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
bitter
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From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
Calificura
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
checking
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
close
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
death
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
effect
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
end
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From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
evidently
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From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
fellows
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
fighting
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From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
fray
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
furiously
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
gallop
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
galloped
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
gorge
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
grim
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
head
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
held
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
Indians
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
kept
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
lashing
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
lasso
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
leaving
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
Lenketrou
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
like
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
mad
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
meant
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From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
more
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
narrow
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
nonce
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
once
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
out
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From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
pointed
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
possible
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
presence
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
prize
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
quarters
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
secure
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
seen
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
sides
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
sooner
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
speed
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
stallion
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
started
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
tail
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
thrown
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
tight
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
Topsie
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
turned
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From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
unguarded
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From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
up
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From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
very
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From this reading Although Topsie clung to the lasso like grim death, and kept it as tight as possible, it seemed to have very little effect in checking the animal’s speed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His blood was up, and he evidently meant fighting it out to the bitter end.
way
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From this reading With his head thrown back and his tail furiously lashing his sides, the stallion held on his way.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the stallion started forward on his mad gallop, he pointed once more for the narrow gorge, from which he had already been turned by the presence of Calificura and Lenketrou.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But those Indians, no sooner had they seen their fellows come to close quarters with the baguales, had galloped forward to take part in the fray, and themselves secure, if possible, a prize each, leaving the gorge for the nonce unguarded.
