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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 "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
back
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
band
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
barred
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
barricade
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
COLA
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From this reading HOW, COLA!
corral
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
covered
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
crosswise
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
crowding
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
Crows
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
dozen
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
driven
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
edge
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From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
exclaimed
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
fifty
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
forty
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
front
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
gap
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
grinned
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From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
hand
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From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
horses
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
HOW
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From this reading HOW, COLA!
hurrying
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
Indians
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
just
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
laughing
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
leader
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
leveled
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
made
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From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
maliciously
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From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
men
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
now
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
number
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
only
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
others
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
out
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
rank
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
rifles
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
sat
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
savages
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
sign
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From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
Sioux
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From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
some
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
stock
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
strengthening
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From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He grinned maliciously and made the sign for "Sioux"--the edge of the hand across the throat.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
thrust
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
togues
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
up
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From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
wagon
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
wheels
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From this reading A half dozen rifles, thrust out through wheels or leveled across wagon togues, now covered the front rank of the Crows; but the savages, some forty or fifty in number, only sat their horses laughing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "How, cola!" exclaimed the leader of the band of Indians, crowding up to the gap in the corral where a part of the stock had just been driven in.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But men, rifles crosswise, barred him back, while others were hurrying, strengthening the barricade.
