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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 Thar's plenty trades outside my scope of life, and thar's ages and ages past which must have been plenty enjoyable for a working-man.
ages
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From this reading Thar's plenty trades outside my scope of life, and thar's ages and ages past which must have been plenty enjoyable for a working-man.
all
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From this reading In every other vocation the job's just work, but all a cow-boy's paid for is forms of joy--to ride, to rope, to cut out, to shoot, to study tracks an' sign, read brands, learn cow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In every other vocation the job's just work, but all a cow-boy's paid for is forms of joy--to ride, to rope, to cut out, to shoot, to study tracks an' sign, read brands, learn cow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ORDEAL BY TORTURE The Labrador was good to me, the sea was better, the stock range--wall, I'd four years punching cows, and I'm most surely grateful.
appeals
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From this reading But so far as I seen, up to whar grass meets sky, this trade of punching cows appeals to me most plentiful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But so far as I seen, up to whar grass meets sky, this trade of punching cows appeals to me most plentiful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thar's plenty trades outside my scope of life, and thar's ages and ages past which must have been plenty enjoyable for a working-man.
better
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brands
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But so far as I seen, up to whar grass meets sky, this trade of punching cows appeals to me most plentiful.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ORDEAL BY TORTURE The Labrador was good to me, the sea was better, the stock range--wall, I'd four years punching cows, and I'm most surely grateful.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thar's ages to come I'd like to sample, too.
cow
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cow-boy's
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cows
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cut
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enjoyable
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every other vocation the job's just work, but all a cow-boy's paid for is forms of joy--to ride, to rope, to cut out, to shoot, to study tracks an' sign, read brands, learn cow.
far
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From this reading But so far as I seen, up to whar grass meets sky, this trade of punching cows appeals to me most plentiful.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forms
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four
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ORDEAL BY TORTURE The Labrador was good to me, the sea was better, the stock range--wall, I'd four years punching cows, and I'm most surely grateful.
grass
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grateful
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thar's plenty trades outside my scope of life, and thar's ages and ages past which must have been plenty enjoyable for a working-man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But so far as I seen, up to whar grass meets sky, this trade of punching cows appeals to me most plentiful.
I'd
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I'm
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In every other vocation the job's just work, but all a cow-boy's paid for is forms of joy--to ride, to rope, to cut out, to shoot, to study tracks an' sign, read brands, learn cow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In every other vocation the job's just work, but all a cow-boy's paid for is forms of joy--to ride, to rope, to cut out, to shoot, to study tracks an' sign, read brands, learn cow.
job's
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joy
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just
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Labrador
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learn
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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like
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From this reading Thar's ages to come I'd like to sample, too.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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meets
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most
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Thar's plenty trades outside my scope of life, and thar's ages and ages past which must have been plenty enjoyable for a working-man.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thar's plenty trades outside my scope of life, and thar's ages and ages past which must have been plenty enjoyable for a working-man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thar's plenty trades outside my scope of life, and thar's ages and ages past which must have been plenty enjoyable for a working-man.
ORDEAL
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other
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out
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outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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paid
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past
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plentiful
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plenty
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punching
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range
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read
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ride
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rope
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sample
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scope
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sea
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seen
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shoot
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sign
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sky
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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stock
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study
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surely
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Thar's
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ORDEAL BY TORTURE The Labrador was good to me, the sea was better, the stock range--wall, I'd four years punching cows, and I'm most surely grateful.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But so far as I seen, up to whar grass meets sky, this trade of punching cows appeals to me most plentiful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ORDEAL BY TORTURE The Labrador was good to me, the sea was better, the stock range--wall, I'd four years punching cows, and I'm most surely grateful.
too
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TORTURE
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tracks
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trade
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trades
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up
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vocation
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wall
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whar
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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work
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working-man
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years
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