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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 CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
American
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From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
arrival
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
arrived
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
belt
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
bring
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Burley
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From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
Calais
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
cargo
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
CARILLONETTE
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
cartridge
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
clanking
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
corral
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
daily
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
down
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
expected
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
explain
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From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Glenn
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
hip
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
holster
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
interpret
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From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
John
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From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
Kid
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
leisure
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From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
Lesse
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
mule
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From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
mules
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
negroes
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
night
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
noon
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
peloton
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
perplexed
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From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Remount
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
Sainte
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Smith
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
sometimes
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From this reading But sometimes he had a little leisure.
Sticky
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
swinging
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From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
then
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading John Burley remained to explain and interpret the American mule to these perplexed troopers.
three
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
Train-des-Equipages
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
troopers
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From this reading A peloton of the Train-des-Equipages and three Remount troopers arrived at Sainte Lesse to take over the corral.
up
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
week
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From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morning, noon, and night he went clanking down to the corral, his cartridge belt and holster swinging at his hip.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CARILLONETTE Sticky Smith and Kid Glenn remained a week at Sainte Lesse, then left with the negroes for Calais to help bring up another cargo of mules, the arrival of which was daily expected.
