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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
Angell's
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From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
back
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From this reading The chief left the cabin intact believing that we would come back here.
band
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
Bart
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
believing
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From this reading The chief left the cabin intact believing that we would come back here.
Bill
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
bodies
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
Buffalo
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
burned
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
cabin
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From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
cave
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From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
chief
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From this reading The chief left the cabin intact believing that we would come back here.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief left the cabin intact believing that we would come back here.
door
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
enemy
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From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
Feather
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
flat
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
food
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From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
gazed
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief left the cabin intact believing that we would come back here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
hunt
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
intact
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From this reading The chief left the cabin intact believing that we would come back here.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
it's
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
moving
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From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
Navahos
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
necessary
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From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
night
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
opinion
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
out
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
Raven
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
removed
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
replenished
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From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
robbed
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
said
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
sat
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
scout
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
scouts
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From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
slain
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
strange
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From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
supply
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From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bodies of the Navahos slain by Buffalo Bill had been removed during the night, and the scout thought it strange that the cabin had neither been robbed nor burned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
two
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From this reading The two scouts left the cave and returned to Angell’s cabin.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before moving against the enemy it was necessary that their food supply should be replenished.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
won't
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From this reading “Bart,” said he, as they sat in the door and gazed out upon the flat, “it’s my opinion that we won’t have to hunt Raven Feather and his band.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The chief left the cabin intact believing that we would come back here.
