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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 When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
ahead
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
almost
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
bottom
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From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
bounded
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
boy
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From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
brink
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
buried
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From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
came
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
Cayuse
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
companions
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
discovered
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
down
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
explosionnounUS /ɪkˈsploʊʒən/
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
favorable
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
feet
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
fellow
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
followed
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From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
full
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
fuse
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
galloping
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
grass
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
gravel
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From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
gully
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
heels
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
horsemen
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
Indian
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
injured
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From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
jerked
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
just
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
leading
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
leap
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
most
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
Navi's
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
NOMAD'S
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From this reading NOMAD’S STRANGE WEAPON.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
opened
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
pair
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
pinto's
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
ponies
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
pony
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From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
rode
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
sand
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
shower
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From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
sides
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From this reading Cayuse jerked his heels to the pinto’s sides, and the little fellow bounded ahead and over the brink just as the explosion came.
spluttering
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
spot
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
STRANGE
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From this reading NOMAD’S STRANGE WEAPON.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
two
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
view
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From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
WEAPON
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From this reading NOMAD’S STRANGE WEAPON.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the bottom both boy and pony were buried in the shower of sand and gravel which followed the explosion, but neither was injured.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Little Cayuse rode from view of his companions he had suddenly come in full view of a pair of horsemen, leading two ponies, galloping down the gully which opened at Navi’s feet.
youth
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From this reading As the Indian youth looked for the most favorable spot from which to make the leap to the sand below, he discovered a fuse spluttering in the dead grass and almost under Navi’s feet.
