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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 To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
AGED
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From this reading AN AGED INDIAN’S STORY.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AGED INDIAN’S STORY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
away
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
bank
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
bend
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From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
Bill
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
Buffalo
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
came
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From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
Castle
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
Cheyennes
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
child
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From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
crossing
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
crying
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From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
day
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From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
desperate
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
escape
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
escaped
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
excitement
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From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
eyes
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
fight
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
flight
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
galloping
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
girl
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
growth
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
hard
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
INDIAN'S
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From this reading AN AGED INDIAN’S STORY.
indicated
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
maid
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
midday
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From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
owed
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
pards
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
pass
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From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
past
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From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
quota
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From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
reached
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
river
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
Rock
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
rode
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From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
savages
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
scout
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From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
sharp
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
STORY
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From this reading AN AGED INDIAN’S STORY.
strong
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
timber
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From this reading They reached the river at the point indicated by the girl, and by crossing and galloping away behind the timber growth along the bank, escaped the sharp eyes of the savages.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
war
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From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was past midday when the party rode around a bend in the river and came upon a child crying bitterly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the mysterious maid of the Castle Rock, Buffalo Bill and his pards owed their escape from a long, hard flight or a desperate fight with a strong war party of Cheyennes.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the scout and his pards were not to pass the day without its quota of excitement.
