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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 Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
adjacent
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
advance
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
aggregation
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
apathetic
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
appeared
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
back
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
better
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
burned
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
came
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
camp
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
caravan
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
cattle
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
connected
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
country
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
cow
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
cowedverbUS /kaʊd/
made afraid or less confident
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
death
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
drive
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
dry
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
dulled
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
duties
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
fall
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
far
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
FIRE
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
grass
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
grazing
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
green
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
growth
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
guards
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
heavy
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
held
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
identified
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
indecision
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
Indians
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
Jed
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
lay
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
lower
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
massacre
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
matting
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
men
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
Missourians
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
more
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
most
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
much
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
obliged
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
occupied
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
only
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
others
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
out
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
piled
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
preceding
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
ridges
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
sad
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
scenes
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
sheer
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
smothered
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
sparser
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
springtime
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
stream
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
survivors
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
tragedy
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
trailing
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
two
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
undertake
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
up
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
valley
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From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
venture
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From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
victims
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
wagons
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From this reading In sheer indecision the great aggregation of wagons, piled up along the stream, lay apathetic, and no order came for the advance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No word, either, came from the Missourians, and so cowed or dulled were most of the men of the caravan that they did not venture far, even to undertake trailing out after the survivors of the massacre.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jed and his cow guards were obliged to drive the cattle back into the ridges for better grazing, for the valley and adjacent country, which had not been burned over by the Indians the preceding fall, held a lower matting of heavy dry grass through which the green grass of springtime appeared only in sparser and more smothered growth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
WILD
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
Woodhull
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
word
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From this reading No word came of Woodhull, or of two others who could not be identified as among the victims at the death camp.
wore
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From this reading WILD FIRE The afternoon wore on, much occupied with duties connected with the sad scenes of the tragedy.
