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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 Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Life became safe and humdrum.
apparel
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From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
back
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
bad
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From this reading The rule of the "bad man" was over.
became
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From this reading Life became safe and humdrum.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
Billie
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
business
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
campaign
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
carried
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
citizens
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
County
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
dread
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
fear
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
finished
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
given
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
go
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
henceforth
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
humdrum
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From this reading Life became safe and humdrum.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
job
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
knowing
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
law
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
led
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
Live-Oaks
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
longer
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From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
man
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
mesquite
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
necessary
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From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The rule of the "bad man" was over.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
Paths
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
Primrose
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
Prince
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
quietly
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
revolution
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
Revolvers
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From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
rule
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From this reading The rule of the "bad man" was over.
safe
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From this reading Life became safe and humdrum.
social
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
spirit
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From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
strong
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From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Because a strong, determined man had carried law into the mesquite, citizens could henceforth go about their business without fear or dread.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rule of the "bad man" was over.
Washington
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From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
wearing
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From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Revolvers were no longer a part of the necessary wearing apparel of gentlemen of spirit.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Primrose Paths When Billie Prince had finished the job that had been given him to do, he went back quietly to Live-Oaks without knowing that he had led the last campaign of a revolution in the social life of Washington County.
