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advantage
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
All
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
armed
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
Bella
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From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
brandishing
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
confess
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From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
courageous
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
crowded
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From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
desperately
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
doors
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From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
failed
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From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
fully
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
general
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
greatest
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
hand
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
heart
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From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
hesitate
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From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
imbued
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
knew
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
listened
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From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
meeting
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From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
much
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From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
numbers
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From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
other
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
place
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From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
prepared
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
reckless
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
roughs
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
say
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From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
show
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From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
swaggering
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
swearing
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
sympathies
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From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
talk
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From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
threat
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From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
together
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
town
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
TRIAL
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From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
unexpected
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From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
Union
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From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRIAL The meeting took place in the Bella Union, and the place was crowded to the doors.
way
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From this reading They had much to say by way of threat, for they did not hesitate to show their sympathies.
weapons
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From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the roughs in town were on hand, fully armed, swearing, swaggering, and brandishing their weapons.
wild
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From this reading As I looked upon their unexpected numbers and listened to their wild talk, I must confess that my heart failed me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
work
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From this reading Though they had not the advantage in numbers, they knew each other; were prepared to work together; were, in general, desperately courageous and reckless, and imbued with the greatest confidence.
