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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 Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
avoid
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
Bill
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
brooding
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From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
Buffalo
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
building
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From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
buildings
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From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
CAMP
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From this reading IN THE ENEMY’S CAMP.
Cowboys
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
doubt
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From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
ENEMY'S
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From this reading IN THE ENEMY’S CAMP.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
eyes
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
gone
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
ground
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
hangout
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
Hank
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From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
headquarters
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
hostile
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
house
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE ENEMY’S CAMP.
injured
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From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
Jake
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From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
lay
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From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
log
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
made
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
mysteriously
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From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
occasion
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
oftentimes
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From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
pards
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
Phelps
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
precedes
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From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
previous
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
quiet
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From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
ranch
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
re-passed
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
relative
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From this reading In that building, no doubt, lay Jake Phelps, the mysteriously injured relative of Hank Phelps.
rising
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
scout
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
scout's
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
situation
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
slowly
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From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
storm
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From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
surveyed
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From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE ENEMY’S CAMP.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was quiet about the buildings, but it was the brooding quiet that oftentimes precedes a violent storm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From rising ground, where Buffalo Bill had left his pards on the previous occasion when he had gone alone into Phelps’ hangout, the scout surveyed the situation at the hostile ranch.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cowboys passed and re-passed slowly under the scout’s eyes, but they seemed to avoid the log house in which Phelps made his headquarters.
