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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 no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
actually
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
air
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
all
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
apparently
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
astride
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
blades
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
Bob
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
bore
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
cast
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From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
cayuse
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
clear
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
copper-brown
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
corduroys
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
dark
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From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
day
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
direction
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
discern
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From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
due
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
eye
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From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
frost
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
going
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
grass
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
headed
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
hesitation
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
hound
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From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
infinite
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
landmarks
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From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
late
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
led
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
Like
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From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
limits
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
low
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
MAN
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
Manning's
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
men
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
month
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
moon
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From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
night
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
October
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
out
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
places
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
prairie
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
present
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
RED
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
road
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
roan
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
showed
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
store
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
suggestion
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From this reading The month was late October, and a suggestion of frost was in the air: on the grass blades of the low places, was actually present.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
There
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From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
tiny
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
town
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
trace
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
two
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
usual
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
vicious-looking
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
visible
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From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
way
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From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
Well
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
west
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Like a hound, he seemed to discern landmarks where none were visible to the eye.
WHITE
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From this reading THE RED MAN AND THE WHITE Well out upon the prairie, clear of the limits of the tiny town, two men were headed due west, into the night, apparently into the infinite.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As was all but usual at that day, the direction they were going bore no trace of a road; but the man astride the vicious-looking roan cayuse who led the way, the same copper-brown man with the corduroys of Bob Manning's store, showed no hesitation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no moon, but here, with nothing to cast a shadow, it was not dark.
