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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 Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
all
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From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
campaigner
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
consequently
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
disciplined
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
endure
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
essentials
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From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
extra
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
fellow
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had good horses, well seen to and in fine order.
fortunate
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From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
gallant
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had good horses, well seen to and in fine order.
hardship
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
horses
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From this reading They had good horses, well seen to and in fine order.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
Indian
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
Lawson
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
lieutenant
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
liked
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
Meinhold
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
men
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
much
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
murmuring
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
named
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
naturally
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
officers
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
old
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TROOPERS ON THE TRAIL.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had good horses, well seen to and in fine order.
ready
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From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
seen
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From this reading They had good horses, well seen to and in fine order.
service
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TROOPERS ON THE TRAIL.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
TRAIL
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From this reading TROOPERS ON THE TRAIL.
troop
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From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
TROOPERS
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From this reading TROOPERS ON THE TRAIL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
well
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From this reading They had good horses, well seen to and in fine order.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were fortunate in having all the essentials of a good troop.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Next, they had good men, well disciplined, who liked their officers, and consequently were ready to endure hardship and extra duty without murmuring.
work
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
young
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.
younger
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From this reading Captain Meinhold was on old Indian campaigner, and his lieutenant, a gallant young fellow named Lawson, although much younger in the service, took to the work naturally.