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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 was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
aid
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
alarm
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
all
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
also
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From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
BANION
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
battle
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
bitter
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From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
bullet
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From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
burial
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From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
Caleb
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
carry
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
certain
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
crease
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From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
cursing
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
damsel
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
delay
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From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
DONIPHAN'S
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
dour
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
fire
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
form
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
got
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From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
grumbing
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
horse
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
husband
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
Jed
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From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
late
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
luck
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
making
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From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
Molly
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
mother's
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
now
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
Price's
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
proud
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From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
pursuit
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
scars
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
shoulder
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From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
showing
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
silent
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
Sioux
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
son
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
taken
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From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After his mother's alarm had taken the form of first aid he was all for showing his battle scars to a certain damsel in Caleb Price's wagon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
trench
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From this reading He also was bitter over the delay in making a burial trench.
up
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
vastly
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From this reading Jed was vastly proud over a bullet crease he had got in a shoulder.
wagon
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
Wingate
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From this reading BANION OF DONIPHAN'S Molly Wingate was grumbing over her fire when at length her husband and son returned to their wagon.
wont
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From this reading Wingate remained dour and silent as was now his wont, and cursing his luck that he had had no horse to carry him up in the late pursuit of the Sioux.
