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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 Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
advanced
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
awakened
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
awakening
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
became
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
Bill
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
Buffalo
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
call
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
caution
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From this reading The utmost caution was required to keep now from running into some trap.
direction
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
doubtless
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
due
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
escaped
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
evidence
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
evident
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
fact
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
far
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
fires
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
flashed
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
forth
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The utmost caution was required to keep now from running into some trap.
given
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
gone
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
HAPPENINGS
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From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS.
heard
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
hills
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
hurry
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
intelligence
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The utmost caution was required to keep now from running into some trap.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
keep
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From this reading The utmost caution was required to keep now from running into some trap.
Latimer's
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
leader
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
man
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
Now
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
prisoners
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
Redskin
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
redskins
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The utmost caution was required to keep now from running into some trap.
Rovers
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The utmost caution was required to keep now from running into some trap.
showed
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
signal
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
some
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
STRANGE
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From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS.
superior
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
suspected
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
talk
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
too
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
trap
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From this reading The utmost caution was required to keep now from running into some trap.
tricked
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
utmost
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From this reading The utmost caution was required to keep now from running into some trap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
white
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From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before they had gone far they were given evidence that the Redskin Rovers had awakened to the fact that they had been tricked; an awakening due doubtless to the superior intelligence of their white leader, who, as his talk with Buffalo Bill had showed, was not an ignorant man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
yell
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From this reading Now and again a distant yell was heard--a signal call; and signal fires flashed forth on some of the hills.
yells
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From this reading It became evident, too, that the redskins suspected that the escaped prisoners would hurry toward Latimer’s, because these yells and signal fires advanced in that direction.
