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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 BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
animation
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
apathetic
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
appeared
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From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
buffalo
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
called
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From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
came
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From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
careful
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From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
cast
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From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
ceased
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
cry
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
displaying
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
dressing
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
dust
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From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
excitedly
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From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
few
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
foreign
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
Franklin
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
habit
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
heard
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
horizon
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From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
hurriedly
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
Indios
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From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
Juan
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
line
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From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
looking
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
Los
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From this reading Los Indios_!"
Mexican
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
moments
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
now
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From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
Occupied
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
ordinary
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
other
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
out
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From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
plain
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From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
pointed
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From this reading He pointed out over the plain as he came on, and called out excitedly: "_Indios!
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
saw
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
slowly
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
unskilfully
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
up
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From this reading Suddenly he heard a cry, and looking up, saw the Mexican running hurriedly toward the wagon and displaying an animation entirely foreign to his ordinary apathetic habit.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
wagon
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
watch
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
waving
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From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little party cast one long, careful look out toward the horizon, upon which now appeared a thin, waving line of dust.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
work
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From this reading THE BATTLE Occupied for a few moments with the other at the wagon, Franklin ceased to watch Juan, as he went slowly but not unskilfully about the work of dressing the dead buffalo.
