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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 ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
all
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
ARROW
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From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
attack
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From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
buffalo
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
camp
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
combat
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
dressing
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
emigrant
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From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
encampment
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From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
everywhere
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
Five
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From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
full
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
happiness
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
hides
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
hundred
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From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
hunt
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From this reading Now the spring hunt of the northern Plains tribes was on.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
increasing
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
inevitable
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
later
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
lessening
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
lodges
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From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
meant
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
meat
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
men
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
night
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From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
north
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From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
northern
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From this reading Now the spring hunt of the northern Plains tribes was on.
Now
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From this reading Now the spring hunt of the northern Plains tribes was on.
number
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
numbers
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
Plains
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From this reading Now the spring hunt of the northern Plains tribes was on.
Platte
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From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
PLOW
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From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
preparing
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From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
red
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
scaffolds
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
side
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From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
Sioux
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From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
sooner
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
spring
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From this reading Now the spring hunt of the northern Plains tribes was on.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
tribes
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
village
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From this reading Five hundred lodges of the Sioux stood in one village on the north side of the Platte.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
white
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From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The increasing number of the white men, the lessening numbers of the buffalo, meant inevitable combat with all the tribes sooner or later.
women
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From this reading The scaffolds were red with meat, everywhere the women were dressing hides and the camp was full of happiness.
years
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From this reading ARROW AND PLOW The night attack on the great emigrant encampment was a thing which had been preparing for years.
