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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 The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
agent
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
any
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
appointee
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
awarded
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
beeves
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
brother-in-law
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
cattle
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
Clanton
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From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
clean
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From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
contract
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
Department
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
drove
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
easy
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From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
Flying
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
Fort
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
gaunt
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From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
herd
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From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
leave
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
loopholenounUS /ˈloophole/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
McRobert
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
new
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
old
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
orders
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
owner
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
Peg-Leg
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
Plains
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
rapidly
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From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
receiving
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
recovered
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From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
rejection
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
river
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
shoulder
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From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
stages
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From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
Staked
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
steers
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
sturdy
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From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
transferred
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From this reading Since he had been awarded the contract for beeves at the Fort, by Department orders the old receiving agent had been transferred.
trek
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From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
up
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
V
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
want
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
Warren
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The herd was a little gaunt from the long journey and he took the last part of the trek in easy stages.
Webb
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From this reading "Peg-Leg" Warren Webb drove his cattle up the river, the Staked Plains on his right.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
wound
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From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
Y
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From this reading The new appointee was a brother-in-law of McRobert and the owner of the Flying V Y did not want to leave any loophole for rejection of the steers.
youth
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From this reading With the clean blood of sturdy youth in him Clanton recovered rapidly from the shoulder wound.
