Chapter XXIV
TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip. But Jed sprang between him and Banion. "No! Hold on, Pap--stop!" cried Jed. "It's all right.
The Covered Wagon
Chapter XXIV
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TWO
WHO
LOVED
Jesse
Wingate
made
a
swift
instinctive
motion
toward
the
revolver
which
swung
at
his
hip.
But
Jed
sprang
between
him
and
Banion.
"No!
Hold
on,
Pap--stop!"
cried
Jed.
"It's
all
right.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
TWO
WHO
LOVED
Jesse
Wingate
made
a
swift
instinctive
motion
toward
the
revolver
which
swung
at
his
hip.
Line 2
But
Jed
sprang
between
him
and
Banion.
Line 3
"No!
/noʊ/
Line 4
Hold
on,
Pap--stop!"
cried
Jed.
Line 5
"It's
all
right.
Learner Dictionary
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Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “But Jed sprang between him and Banion.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hold on, Pap--stop!" cried Jed.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's all right.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.”
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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 TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
all
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From this reading "It's all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Jed sprang between him and Banion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
Banion
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From this reading But Jed sprang between him and Banion.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But Jed sprang between him and Banion.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jed sprang between him and Banion.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hold on, Pap--stop!" cried Jed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Jed sprang between him and Banion.
hip
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
Hold
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From this reading Hold on, Pap--stop!" cried Jed.
instinctive
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
It's
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From this reading "It's all right.
Jed
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From this reading But Jed sprang between him and Banion.
Jesse
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
LOVED
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
made
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
motion
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hold on, Pap--stop!" cried Jed.
Pap
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From this reading Hold on, Pap--stop!" cried Jed.
revolver
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all right.
sprang
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From this reading But Jed sprang between him and Banion.
stop
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From this reading Hold on, Pap--stop!" cried Jed.
swift
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
swung
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
TWO
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.
Wingate
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From this reading TWO WHO LOVED Jesse Wingate made a swift instinctive motion toward the revolver which swung at his hip.