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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
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agreeable
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
anticipated
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
back
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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become
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From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
BILL
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From this reading BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS.
borne
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
came
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From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
charge
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Chinaman
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
comfortably
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
cursed
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
explain
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extraordinary
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fared
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
fate
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
go
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
Hadley
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From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
hills
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
horses
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From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
how
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From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
indirectly
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
interested
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From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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Ki
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
led
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
legs
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
less
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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loss
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From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
made
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meeting
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
MOSELY
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From this reading BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS.
much
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
mustangs
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
necessary
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From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
own
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
REAPPEARS
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From this reading BILL MOSELY REAPPEARS.
reconciled
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From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
Sing
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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stolen
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From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
Tom
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From this reading Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley did not become reconciled to the loss of their stolen horses.
trouble
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
two
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
use
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From this reading They found it much less agreeable to use their own legs than the legs of the two mustangs which had borne them so comfortably over the hills.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be necessary to go back a little in order to explain how so extraordinary a charge came to be made against the party in which we are interested.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
worse
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From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They cursed the fate which had led to their meeting with Ki Sing, and the poor Chinaman would have fared worse at their hands had they anticipated the trouble which he indirectly brought them.
