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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 "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
all
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
AMONGprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
Bluffs
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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
bridge
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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
can't
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
carts
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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
Clark
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
connected
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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
country
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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
covered
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
cows
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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
going
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
gravely
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From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
hand
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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
hitched
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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
Iowa
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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
later
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
leaving
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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
Lewis
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
lifetime
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
lines
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
member
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From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.
Mormons
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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
Nebraska
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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.
Now
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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.
older
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From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.
Omaha
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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
oxen
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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older member of the party nodded gravely.
passing
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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
Pawnees
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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
railroad
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From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
Rob
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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
said
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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
see
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
SIOUX
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From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
there
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
up
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From this reading Can't you see the Mormons going west, with their little hand carts, and their cows hitched up to wagons with the oxen?
wagons
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AMONG THE SIOUX "Now we are leaving the Pawnees and passing into the Sioux country!" said Rob.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
west
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
white-topped
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From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were passing under the great railroad bridge which connected Council Bluffs, Iowa, with Omaha, Nebraska.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And can't you see the long lines of the white-topped covered wagons going west--a lifetime later than Lewis and Clark, when still there was no bridge here at all?
