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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 Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
agree
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From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
agreed
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From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
aimless
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From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
bang
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
basking
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
breaking
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From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
chair
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
Chinee
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From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
control
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From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
Deadoak
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From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
deftly
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
existence
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From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
fall
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
feet
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
flabbergasted
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From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
floor
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
front
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
got
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From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
hotel
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From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
House
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
juice
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
lizard
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
Main
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
monotony
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From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
now
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
Oasis
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
observed
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From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
owner
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
Palms
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
Piute
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
porch
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
profanity
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From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
proprietor
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
roosting
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From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
Saloon
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
sand
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
shot
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
sole
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
Stevens
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From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
stream
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
Street
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
sunny
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
there
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From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
Tompkins
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
town
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From this reading "That there Chinee," he observed, with added profanity, "sure has got this here town flabbergasted!"
Two
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
unfortunate
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
used
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From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
veranda
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From this reading Deadoak was breaking the monotony of an aimless existence by roosting on the hotel veranda.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
wisht
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From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
wistfully
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From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Piute Tompkins, sole owner and proprietor of what used to be the Oasis Saloon but was now the Two Palms House, let the front feet of his chair fall with a bang to the porch floor and deftly shot a stream of tobacco juice at an unfortunate lizard basking in the sunny sand of Main Street.
wont
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From this reading "Even so," agreed Deadoak Stevens, who was wont to agree with everyone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wisht," he added wistfully, "I wisht that I could control myself as good as you, Piute!
