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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 Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
abundant
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
all
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
any
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From this reading Of these hundreds of hunters, few had any experience on the Plains.
arrived
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
BUFFALO
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
chase
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
count
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From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
cry
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From this reading The cry of "Buffalo!
down
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
eastern
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
edge
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
emigrants
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
excitement
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
experience
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From this reading Of these hundreds of hunters, few had any experience on the Plains.
few
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From this reading Of these hundreds of hunters, few had any experience on the Plains.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
gun
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
horse
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
hundred
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From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
hundreds
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From this reading Of these hundreds of hunters, few had any experience on the Plains.
hunters
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From this reading Of these hundreds of hunters, few had any experience on the Plains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
joyously
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
lines
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
made
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
man
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
meant
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
meat
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
miles
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From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
most
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
muster
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
now
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
Oregon
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From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
others
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
Plains
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From this reading Of these hundreds of hunters, few had any experience on the Plains.
profit
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
ready
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
region
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From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
seven
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From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
six
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From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
subsist
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From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BUFFALO The emigrants had now arrived at the eastern edge of the great region of free and abundant meat.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of these hundreds of hunters, few had any experience on the Plains.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
wagons
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From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
way
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From this reading They now might count on at least six or seven hundred miles of buffalo to subsist them on their way to Oregon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Buffalo!" went joyously down the lines of wagons, and every man who could muster a horse and a gun made ready for that chase which above all others meant most, whether in excitement or in profit.
