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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 Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
Avery
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
brave
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
chief
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From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
clutched
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
down
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
eager
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From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
elder
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From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
give
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From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
hair
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
halted
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From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
held
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From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
horde
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
Indian
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From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
leaped
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
Lieutenant
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
live
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From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
men
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From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
midst
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
mutilatedadjectiveUS /ˈmjuːtəleɪtɪd/
badly damaged or missing part of the body
From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
OE
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From this reading THE QUEEN OE THE STARS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
officer
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From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
ones
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From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
pony
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
prisoner
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From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
prisoners
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From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
QUEEN
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From this reading THE QUEEN OE THE STARS.
seized
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
soldier
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
soldiers
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From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
STARS
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From this reading THE QUEEN OE THE STARS.
taken
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From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN OE THE STARS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
trade
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From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
tresses
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
unconscious
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
village
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From this reading Both prisoners must be taken to the Indian village, he told them, to trade for prisoners held by the pony soldiers.
war
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From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the eager ones were halted by an elder chief.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
white
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From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
woman
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If the young officer was dead, he was brave, and the white men would give a live war prisoner for the body, but it must not be mutilated.
yelling
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
young
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From this reading When Lieutenant Avery went down in the midst of the yelling horde a brave leaped from his pony and seized the hair of the young soldier, while another clutched the long tresses of the unconscious woman.
