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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 About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
all
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
allowed
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
also
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
away
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
Bill
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From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
Buffalo
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From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
chokingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃoʊ.kɪŋ/
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
cling
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
close
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
Dan
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From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
Dick's
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
easily
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
enough
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
Fighting
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From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
friends
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
hanging
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
hill
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
hoarse
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
horse
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
impress
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
just
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
lariat
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
latter's
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
loping
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
manner
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
men
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
neck
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
opposite
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
out
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From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
PA-E-HAS-KA
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From this reading PA-E-HAS-KA TRAPPED.
permit
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
prisoner
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From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
raving
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
realized
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
Red
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
river
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
run
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
saddlehorn
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
scout
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
side
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From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
sight
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From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
slipped
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
spectacular
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
taking
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
talk
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prisoner was allowed to cling to the saddlehorn and run by the side of the easily loping horse--and so they disappeared over the hill.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
threats
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
tied
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
tight
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
too
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From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
TRAPPED
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From this reading PA-E-HAS-KA TRAPPED.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
watched
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From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Buffalo Bill watched Fighting Dan out of sight with his prisoner.
yelling
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From this reading The scout realized that this hanging talk was all for the prisoner and his friends, and that the spectacular manner of Red Dick’s taking away was also to impress the men on the opposite side of the river, who were raving and yelling themselves hoarse in threats at Fighting Dan.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading About the latter’s neck a lariat was tied just tight enough so as not to be choking, yet too close to permit of being slipped.
