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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 After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DYNAMITER AGAIN.
also
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From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
anxious
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
Bill
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
Bill's
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
Bozeman
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
brief
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
Buffalo
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
careful
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From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
Cayuse
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
challenged
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From this reading It was halfway from midnight to daylight when the scout was challenged by the stern:
City
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From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
condition
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
daylight
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From this reading It was halfway from midnight to daylight when the scout was challenged by the stern:
discovered
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From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
DYNAMITER
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From this reading THE DYNAMITER AGAIN.
food
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was halfway from midnight to daylight when the scout was challenged by the stern:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
halfway
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From this reading It was halfway from midnight to daylight when the scout was challenged by the stern:
halt
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
hoped
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
horse
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
hotel
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
inquiry
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From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was halfway from midnight to daylight when the scout was challenged by the stern:
late
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
learned
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
midnight
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From this reading It was halfway from midnight to daylight when the scout was challenged by the stern:
mountains
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
night
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
pushed
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
reached
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From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
regarding
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
scout
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
southward
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
stern
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From this reading It was halfway from midnight to daylight when the scout was challenged by the stern:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Buffalo Bill reached the hotel at Bozeman late that night, and learned that Little Cayuse had not returned.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DYNAMITER AGAIN.
there
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
Virginia
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From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He also, by careful inquiry, discovered that the doctor was in Virginia City.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was halfway from midnight to daylight when the scout was challenged by the stern:
Wild
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From this reading After a brief halt for food and rest for himself and horse, the scout pushed on to the mountains southward, for he was anxious regarding Wild Bill’s condition, and he half hoped that Little Cayuse had returned there.
