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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 The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS "The families are coming--again the families!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS "The families are coming--again the families!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
away
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
Bridger
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
caravan
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
clerks
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
cloud
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
coming
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From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS "The families are coming--again the families!"
company
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
covers
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
cry
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
deploy
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From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
double
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
dust
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
dusty
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
eastward
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
encampment
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From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
families
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From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS "The families are coming--again the families!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
Fort
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
fur
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
grass
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
Green
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
Hall
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
Laramie
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
LETTERS
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From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS "The families are coming--again the families!"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
looking
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
LOVE
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From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS "The families are coming--again the families!"
meant
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
mildewed
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
mile
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From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
miles
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
much
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
North
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
old
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
out
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
passing
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
plain
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
Platte
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
plows
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
post
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
River
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
sandy
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
saw
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From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
scattered
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
slowly
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From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
Snake
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
stained
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
steadily
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From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS "The families are coming--again the families!"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
torn
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
train
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From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
tributary
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
TWO
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From this reading TWO LOVE LETTERS "The families are coming--again the families!"
wagons
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From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
waters
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
west-bound
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From this reading It was again the cry of the passing fur post, looking eastward at the caravan of the west-bound plows; much the same here at old Fort Hall, on the Snake River, as it was at Laramie on the North Platte, or Bridger on the waters tributary to the Green.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The dusty wagons, their double covers stained, mildewed, torn, were scattered where each found the grass good.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The company clerks who looked out over the sandy plain saw miles away a dust cloud which meant but one thing.
Wingate
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From this reading In time they saw the Wingate train come on, slowly, steadily, and deploy for encampment a mile away.
