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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
approved
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
away
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
belts
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
brighter
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
cunning
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
doubt
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
down
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
fell
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
fierce
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for us, we walked slowly, smiled freely, and spoke frankly.
foxes
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
frankly
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From this reading As for us, we walked slowly, smiled freely, and spoke frankly.
freely
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From this reading As for us, we walked slowly, smiled freely, and spoke frankly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
habit
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
hawks
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
Indians
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
keen-eyed
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
knife
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
lightly
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
mood
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
peace
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From this reading Had we not smoked the peace pipe?
pipe
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From this reading Had we not smoked the peace pipe?
Race
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
reason
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
rid
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
slowly
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From this reading As for us, we walked slowly, smiled freely, and spoke frankly.
smiled
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From this reading As for us, we walked slowly, smiled freely, and spoke frankly.
smoked
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From this reading Had we not smoked the peace pipe?
spaces
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
spoke
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From this reading As for us, we walked slowly, smiled freely, and spoke frankly.
streaming
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
sunshine
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
Swift
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
three
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
tomahawk
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
trees
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From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
turn
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
walked
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From this reading As for us, we walked slowly, smiled freely, and spoke frankly.
warriors
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
watched
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From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The sunshine streaming down in the spaces where the trees fell away was not brighter than our mood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
wolves
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From this reading In which the Race is not to the Swift The three Indians of whom we must rid ourselves were approved warriors, fierce as wolves, cunning as foxes, keen-eyed as hawks.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They had no reason to doubt us, to dream that we would turn upon them, but from habit they watched us, with tomahawk and knife resting lightly in their belts.
