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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 THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
access
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
acres
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
almost
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
ax
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
badly
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
battered
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
bitter
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
blankets
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
breakfasted
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
broke
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
cold
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
daylight
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
dipped
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
dirty
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
DISORDER
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
escaped
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
evident
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
face
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
farm
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
feet
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
few
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
Flett
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
frostbite
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
hiding-place
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
huddled
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
Indian
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
keeping
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
land
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
lay
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
like
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
lonely
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
man
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
men
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
mount
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
night
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
outlying
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
painfully
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
path
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
prairie
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
ravine
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
Reaching
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
realizing
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
recent
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
refused
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
reservation
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
rested
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
rode
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
roughly
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
sat
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
shack
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
shortly
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
signs
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
sound
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
spent
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
SPREAD
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
stiff
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
stillness
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
suffering
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
surprise
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
taken
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
teepee
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
thankful
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
tingled
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
too
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From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
trail
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
trouble
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From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
unavailing
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was almost too cold and stiff to mount; but as his hands and feet tingled painfully, it was evident that they had escaped frostbite, and that was something to be thankful for.
watch
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Reaching an outlying farm, he breakfasted and rested a while, after which he rode on to the Indian reservation, where he found signs of recent trouble.
white
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
willows
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From this reading THE SPREAD OF DISORDER Flett spent a bitter night, keeping an unavailing watch among the willows where a lonely trail dipped into a ravine.
wished
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From this reading Not a sound broke the stillness of the white prairie, and realizing that the men he wished to surprise had taken another path, he left his hiding-place shortly before daylight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
wound
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From this reading A man to whom he was at first refused access lay with a badly battered face in a shack which stood beside a few acres of roughly broken land; another man suffering from what looked like an ax wound sat huddled in dirty blankets in a teepee.
