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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 Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
Avery
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
bride
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
brother
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From this reading Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
confided
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From this reading Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
country
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
Fetterman
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
fond
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
Fort
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
gallops
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
horseback
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
Kearney
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
Laramie
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
Leavenworth
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
legend
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From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
Lieutenant
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
mention
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From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
northward
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From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TRAGEDY OF THE PLAIN.
officer
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From this reading Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
passionately
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
Phil
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
place
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
PLAIN
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From this reading TRAGEDY OF THE PLAIN.
riding
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
sent
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From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
surrounding
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
taken
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From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAGEDY OF THE PLAIN.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lieutenant Avery had been sent from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, thence to Fort Fetterman and on to Fort Phil Kearney.
TRAGEDY
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From this reading TRAGEDY OF THE PLAIN.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At each place he and his bride, both of whom were passionately fond of horseback riding, had taken long gallops into the surrounding country.
Yellowstone
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From this reading Before he had left the Yellowstone, to Lieutenant Avery had been confided a secret by a brother officer.
young
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From this reading This captain had asked young Avery not to mention the legend, which was of the country to the northward of Fort Phil Kearney.
