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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 Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
bad
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From this reading “Heap bad palefaces call Long Hair ‘Buffalo Bill.’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
BILL
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From this reading WILD BILL DISAPPEARS.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
Bozeman
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
Buffalo
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
call
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From this reading “Heap bad palefaces call Long Hair ‘Buffalo Bill.’
Cayuse
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From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
charge
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
closed
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From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
conditions
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
DISAPPEARS
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From this reading WILD BILL DISAPPEARS.
door
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From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
double
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
escape
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
expected
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
fortunate
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
four
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
government
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
Hair
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From this reading “Heap bad palefaces call Long Hair ‘Buffalo Bill.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
Heap
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From this reading “Heap bad palefaces call Long Hair ‘Buffalo Bill.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
hoped
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
large
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
learned
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
listen
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From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
locality
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heap bad palefaces call Long Hair ‘Buffalo Bill.’
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
man
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
many
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
mission
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
moment
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
nation's
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
older
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
only
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
Pa-e-has-ka
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From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
palefaces
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From this reading “Heap bad palefaces call Long Hair ‘Buffalo Bill.’
pards
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
prosecution
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
recognition
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
red
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
rogues
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
room
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From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
rout
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
said
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From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
scout
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
soon
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From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
stealing
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
towns
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
um
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From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Pa-e-has-ka make um listen,” said Cayuse, as soon as the door had closed upon the outside.
visit
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From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Buffalo Bill had hoped to escape recognition for a time until he could look into conditions in that locality, but he was not to be so fortunate, as he learned the moment the four pards were alone in their large double room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Bozeman was only one of many of the older towns the scout expected to visit, in prosecution of his mission, to rout the rogues who were stealing both from the government and the nation’s charge, the red man.
WILD
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From this reading WILD BILL DISAPPEARS.
