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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 And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
almost
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From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
aside
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
astride
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
attractive
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
Bear
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
bearing
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From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
Bill
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
Bill's
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
Buffalo
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
citizens
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
contrast
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From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
doubt
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From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
erect
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From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
forth
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
going
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
Hide-rack
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
horse
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
interest
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
knowing
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From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
lead
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
man
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From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
marshal
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
moment
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
mounted
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
Nick
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
Nomad
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
occasion
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
old
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
out
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
Paw
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
rode
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
scout
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
setting
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
sight
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
Skyline
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
startling
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From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
stirrupnounUS /ˈstɪrəp/
a loop or frame hanging from a saddle that supports a rider’s foot
From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
strange
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
suggestive
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From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
superb
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From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the lead, stirrup to stirrup, rode Buffalo Bill and old Nick Nomad, the scout mounted on his superb horse, Bear Paw, and Nomad astride of Hide-rack.
town
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
trapper
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From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was a suggestive and attractive sight, even setting aside for the moment the occasion of their going forth.
watched
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From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
way
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From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The marshal and citizens of Skyline watched Buffalo Bill’s party out of town with strange interest.
wizened
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From this reading The contrast between the scout, with his erect, fine bearing, and the wizened old trapper, was almost startling.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet no one knowing old Nomad could ever doubt that, in his way, he was a wonderful man.
