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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 TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
adding
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
alookin
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
apt
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
beaten
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
chance
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
confined
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
contraption
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
counting
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
creeping
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
easiest
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From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
evidently
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
feller
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
fencing
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
few
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
finishing
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
fix
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
FOB
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
follow
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
four
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
foxes
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
got
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
ground
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
guide
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
heap
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
how
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From this reading I'll show yuh how I 'ranged it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
I'll
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From this reading I'll show yuh how I 'ranged it."
I've
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
idea
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
just
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
led
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From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
light
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
meagre
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
near
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
NIGHT
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
o
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
Obed
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
out
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
parent
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
plain
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From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
PROWLERS
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
prowling
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
ranged
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From this reading I'll show yuh how I 'ranged it."
reckoned
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
remarked
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
route
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From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
scheme
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
see
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
show
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From this reading I'll show yuh how I 'ranged it."
shrewd
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
stranger
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
there'd
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
Three
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
times
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From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
touches
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
trail
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From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
trap
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
TRAPS
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
tuh
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
turning
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
up
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From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
way
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From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Three times out of four a stranger, prowling around with meagre light to guide him, would be apt to follow that beaten track; and this was evidently what the shrewd Obed was counting on.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
wire
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that he led the way along a plain trail that seemed to be the easiest route up to the enclosure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I got a little idea while I was alookin' the ground over, and reckoned I could fix it up so there'd be a heap right good chance that a feller creeping around here o' a night would step into the contraption.
Yuh
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From this reading TRAPS FOB NIGHT PROWLERS "Yuh see," remarked Obed, turning around as they drew near the first enclosure, where the parent foxes were confined behind the wire fencing, "I've just been adding a few finishing touches tuh this here trap scheme.
