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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 By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
amazement
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
ARBITRAMENT
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
armed
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
arrived
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
assembled
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
average
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band
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
Bell
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
Brief
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
cavalcade
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
day
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
dozen
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had needed little more for the average listener than a word telling the news.
French
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
front
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
Genevieve
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
hard-faced
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
Helen
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
horses
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
informed
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
inhabitants
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
inquiry
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
jaded
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
listener
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From this reading It had needed little more for the average listener than a word telling the news.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
men
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
more
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most
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
needed
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news
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From this reading It had needed little more for the average listener than a word telling the news.
noon
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
old
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
original
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
out
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
peaceful
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
perhaps
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
plantations
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
received
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
reinforcements
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
riders
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
river
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
soon
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
St
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
steamer
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From this reading Brief inquiry at St. Genevieve informed them that the little steamer _Helen Bell_ had passed the town front that day soon after noon.
strain
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From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
Tallwoods
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
telling
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From this reading It had needed little more for the average listener than a word telling the news.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had needed little more for the average listener than a word telling the news.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The peaceful inhabitants, most of them of the old French strain, looked out in amazement at the jaded horses, the hard-faced men.
thirty
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From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the original half dozen riders had received reinforcements at different plantations, so that a band of perhaps thirty armed men had assembled.
town
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From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE ARBITRAMENT It was twilight when the little cavalcade from Tallwoods arrived at the old river town of St. Genevieve.
word
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From this reading It had needed little more for the average listener than a word telling the news.
