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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 Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
also
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From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
animal
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
approached
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
back
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From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
Bill
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
Buffalo
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
Canyon
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
carefully
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
caught
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From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
CONFESSION
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From this reading THE OUTLAW'S CONFESSION.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
discovered
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
down
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
Grand
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
horse
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From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
horseman
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From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
just
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
made
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
neared
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
once
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From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
OUTLAW'S
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From this reading THE OUTLAW'S CONFESSION.
outlaws
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
possible
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From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
rapidly
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From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
retraced
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From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
retreat
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
ridden
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From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
saw
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From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
setting
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
sight
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From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
some
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
spot
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
sun
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OUTLAW'S CONFESSION.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
there
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From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
trail
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From this reading This done, he retraced his way as rapidly as possible, and at once went back on the trail to where he had left his horse.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
up
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From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was just setting as he neared the spot, and he approached carefully, for he was not sure that some one had not been there and discovered the animal.
way
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From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When Buffalo Bill went on his way down into the Grand Canyon, he continued on until he discovered just where the outlaws had made their retreat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Just as he caught sight of his horse he also saw that there was some one there, a horseman who had just ridden up to the spot.
