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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 "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
adopted
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not," I replied.
any
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From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Get behind the trees!"
better
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
called
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
companions
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
cotton-wood
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From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
Cruncher
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
discretion
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
dodged
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From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
eminently
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
fighting
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
FIGHTS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FIGHTS THE INDIANS ON THE ISLAND.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
Get
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From this reading "Get behind the trees!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
hit
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From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FIGHTS THE INDIANS ON THE ISLAND.
INDIANS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FIGHTS THE INDIANS ON THE ISLAND.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
ISLAND
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FIGHTS THE INDIANS ON THE ISLAND.
Kit
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
man
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From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
Morgan
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From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
nearest
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From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not," I replied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FIGHTS THE INDIANS ON THE ISLAND.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FIGHTS THE INDIANS ON THE ISLAND.
promptly
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am not," I replied.
tactics
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FIGHTS THE INDIANS ON THE ISLAND.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
tree
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From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
trees
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From this reading "Get behind the trees!"
valor
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From this reading I called to my companions, as I promptly adopted the tactics of Kit Cruncher; for in fighting Indians discretion is eminently the better part of valor.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was any one hit?" asked Morgan, the man nearest to me, as he dodged behind a cotton-wood tree.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL FIGHTS THE INDIANS ON THE ISLAND.