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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 There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
awe
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
BACK
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
Bassetts
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
battle
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
bodies
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
brain
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From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
broncs
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From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
bucking
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From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
came
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
canyons
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
Clear
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
cowboys
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
Creek
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
desert
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was shooting--and done by the Bassetts.
draw
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
eyes
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
far
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
gazed
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
glanced
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
Hall
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
heart
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From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
horses
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From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
hundreds
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
killing
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
like
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From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
man
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
means
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
miles
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
neutrals
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
new
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
news
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
respect
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
Rim
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
scene
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was shooting--and done by the Bassetts.
shot
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
some
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
spaces
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
spread
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
stone
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was shooting--and done by the Bassetts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
There
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
Two
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From this reading Two in the heart and one through the brain, and the horses had been bucking like broncs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
up
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
vultures
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From this reading BACK FROM THE DEAD As in desert spaces the bodies of the dead draw vultures from hundreds of miles, so the news of the battle, spread by some mysterious means, brought the "neutrals" to the scene of the killing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
west
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From this reading They came from distant canyons, from up under the Rim and from the west as far as Clear Creek; and as they gazed at the dead cowboys they muttered among themselves and glanced at the Bassetts, and Hall.
wonder
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From this reading There was awe and wonder--and a new respect--in their eyes; for each man had been shot stone dead.
