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abandoned
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
anxiety
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
away
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
back
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
Black
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
camp
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
cautiously
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
cave
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
children
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
climb
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
direction
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
down
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
dread
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
earlier
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
far
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
FATE
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From this reading MANUELITO'S FATE.
fatigues
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
filled
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
full
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
going
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
head
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
idea
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
Indians
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
Jim
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
Kate
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
Kate's
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
lap
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
lying
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
MANUELITO'S
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From this reading MANUELITO'S FATE.
minutes
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
moved
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
Nellie
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
out
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
Pass
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
patient
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
peak
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
Pike
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
pillowed
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
placidly
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
play
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
post
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
rock
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
shone
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
sleeping
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
slowly
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
snoring
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
soul
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From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
soundly
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From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
sun
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
ten
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
too
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From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
top
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
watching
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From this reading For ten minutes Pike remained at his post of observation on top of the rock, watching the Indians as they slowly and cautiously moved down the Pass in the direction of the abandoned camp.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Kate, far back in the cave, had no idea what was going on in the Pass below; but her soul was still filled with dread and anxiety.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Black Jim, too, was lying where the sun shone full upon him, and snoring away as placidly as earlier in the morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The children, worn out with their play, and the fatigues of the climb, were sleeping soundly in the little cave on the peak,--Nellie, with her fair head pillowed in patient Kate's lap.
