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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 ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
agreed
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From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
care
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From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
Carlisle
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
Clayton
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From this reading Dunwody's injury left Clayton practically leader of the Missourians.
comment
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
composed
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
Dunwody
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
Dunwody's
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From this reading Dunwody's injury left Clayton practically leader of the Missourians.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
Eleazar
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
exchanging
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
future
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From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
glance
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
gravitated
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
house
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From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
injury
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From this reading Dunwody's injury left Clayton practically leader of the Missourians.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
Kammerer
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
leader
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From this reading Dunwody's injury left Clayton practically leader of the Missourians.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dunwody's injury left Clayton practically leader of the Missourians.
looking
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
making
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
Missourians
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From this reading Dunwody's injury left Clayton practically leader of the Missourians.
more
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
now
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
old
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
once
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
opposite
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
other
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
own
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
PAROLE
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From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
physician
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
practically
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From this reading Dunwody's injury left Clayton practically leader of the Missourians.
prisoners
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
readiest
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
room
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
sat
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
seriousness
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
silent
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
spoken
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
strange
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From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
sufficient
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From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
summoned
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
tacitly
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From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
then
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed sufficient that the future for the time should take care of itself.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
trapper
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From this reading Dunwody, in his own room, was looking into the seriousness of his injury, with the old trapper Eleazar, once more summoned as readiest physician.
truce
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From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
two
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From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON PAROLE In this strange house party, a truce was tacitly agreed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His party gravitated toward him, while opposite sat the two prisoners, Carlisle and Kammerer, composed and silent, now and then exchanging a glance with each other, but making no spoken comment.
