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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 Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
agreed
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From this reading Piute listened sadly to their request for grub, and agreed to rustle up some.
Aid
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
announced
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From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
battle
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From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
bed
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
came
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
ceased
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From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
cribbage
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
departed
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
dinin
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From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
discover
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From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
dusty
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
game
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
gents
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From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
given
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From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
gloomily
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From this reading Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
gone
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
grub
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From this reading Piute listened sadly to their request for grub, and agreed to rustle up some.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
haughty
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From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
Haywire
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
home
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
hungry
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
I'll
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From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
Ladies
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
listened
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From this reading Piute listened sadly to their request for grub, and agreed to rustle up some.
locking
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
longer
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From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
Mackintavers
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
meeting
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
Morongo
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
Mrs
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
Murray
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
NEWS
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
night
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
own
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
Palms
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
Piute
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
place
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
proud
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From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
request
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From this reading Piute listened sadly to their request for grub, and agreed to rustle up some.
room
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From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
rustle
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From this reading Piute listened sadly to their request for grub, and agreed to rustle up some.
sadly
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From this reading Piute listened sadly to their request for grub, and agreed to rustle up some.
Sandy
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
settled
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
Smithers
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
some
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From this reading Piute listened sadly to their request for grub, and agreed to rustle up some.
somethin
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From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
StepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Step into the dinin' room, gents, and I'll discover somethin'," he announced.
STORY
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
struggle
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From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
sun-bitten
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Piute listened sadly to their request for grub, and agreed to rustle up some.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
Tomkins
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
Two
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
unequal
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From this reading He was no longer proud and haughty before them; he had given up the unequal battle and had ceased to struggle.
up
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
Valley
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
VirtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Virtue had descended gloomily upon him, even as a mantle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
weekly
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From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE NEWS STORY The last game of cribbage had been settled, and Haywire Smithers had departed to his own place; Mrs. Tomkins had come home from the weekly meeting of the Two Palms Ladies' Aid and had gone up to bed; and Piute Tomkins was locking up for the night when Murray and Sandy Mackintavers came in from Morongo Valley--dusty, sun-bitten, and hungry.
