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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 MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
advantage
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
ammunition
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
assailed
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
backs
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
barricade
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
beat
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From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
become
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
came
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
chairs
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
coolly
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
corner
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
crouched
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
Damme
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From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
desperately
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
devil
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
drawing
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From this reading "They're drawing off; we've tired them out!"
effect
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
exhausted
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
far
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
fearful
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
fought
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
glimmering
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
hand
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
heavily
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From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
hellhound
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
hope
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
Indian
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
Laramore
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From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
leaning
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From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
Luiz
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
men
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
odds
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
off
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From this reading "They're drawing off; we've tired them out!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
out
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From this reading "They're drawing off; we've tired them out!"
overseer
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
panting
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From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
position
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
rapier
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From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
room
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
said
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
Sebastian
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
sides
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
struggle
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
tables
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
They'll
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
They're
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From this reading "They're drawing off; we've tired them out!"
thirsters
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
tire
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
tired
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From this reading "They're drawing off; we've tired them out!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
up
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
we've
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From this reading "They're drawing off; we've tired them out!"
weapons
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From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ammunition on both sides was exhausted, and it had become a hand to hand struggle in which the advantage of position and weapons was with the assailed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
whoops
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
women
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From this reading MORNING The women crouched in a far corner of the room behind a barricade of chairs and tables; the men stood between them and the thirsters for blood, and fought coolly, desperately, with such effect that, fearful as were the odds, a glimmering of hope came to them.
yellow
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From this reading "They'll never tire while that hellhound of an Indian whoops them on and that yellow devil, Luiz Sebastian, backs him up," said the overseer.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Damme, but we will beat them yet!" cried Laramore, panting, and leaning heavily upon his rapier.
