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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 "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
apprehension
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
attention
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
attracted
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
Bradley
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From this reading "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
cabin
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
came
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
didn't
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
engaged
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
enjoyment
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
excitement
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From this reading "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
exclaimed
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From this reading "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
expectation
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
eyes
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
friends
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
gold-dust
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
inside
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
interference
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
just
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
lay
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
Lord
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
much
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
mustang
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From this reading "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
mustangs
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
needed
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
owners
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
patient
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
searching
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
set
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
sight
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
slightest
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
suppressed
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From this reading "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
TABLES
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From this reading TURNING THE TABLES.
thank
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
That's
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From this reading "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TURNING THE TABLES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
thief
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
three
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
tone
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From this reading "That's my mustang," exclaimed Bradley in a tone of suppressed excitement.
trap
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
TURNING
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From this reading TURNING THE TABLES.
two
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
unlawful
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From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
view
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From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
walked
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From this reading "I never looked to lay eyes on him again, but, thank the Lord! the thief has walked into a trap which I didn't set for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When the three friends came in view of the cabin, the first sight which attracted their attention was the two mustangs, who stood, in patient enjoyment of the rest they so much needed, just outside.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Their unlawful owners, as we know, were engaged inside in searching for gold-dust, without the slightest apprehension or expectation of interference.
