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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 BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
abandoned
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From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
africans
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
BACK
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banks
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barrel
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
Bay
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
began
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From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
boats
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
BOY
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
Colorado
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
COW
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dollar
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
factory
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
far
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
favor
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From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
FAVORITE
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fifty
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
former
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From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
get
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
Indianola
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
just
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
lined
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
load
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
make
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From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
many
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
melon
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From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
miles
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
more
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
navigable
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
OCCUPATION
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From this reading BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
October
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From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
oyster
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From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
reefs
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
river
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
scheme
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From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
season
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From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
shell
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
sides
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
sold
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sometime
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From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
speculate
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
stake
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From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
take
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
there
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From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
thought
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From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
trade
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From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
up
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From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My scheme was to get into the Colorado river where there were no boats and speculate among the africans that lined the river banks on both sides just as far up as it was navigable, which was fifty miles or more.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the oyster season began, I abandoned the melon trade in favor of the former.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
WILD
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From this reading BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
WOOLLY
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From this reading BACK TO MY FAVORITE OCCUPATION, THAT OF A WILD AND WOOLLY COW BOY.
worked
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From this reading Along in October sometime, I worked up a scheme by which I thought I could make a stake.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would load up at one of the many oyster reefs in the Bay and take them either to the factory or Indianola where they sold for one dollar a barrel, in the shell.
