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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 THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
BAT
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
big
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
bitter
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From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
Bowles
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
chuck-wagon
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
commented
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From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
cook
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
cowboy
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From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
curse
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
delivered
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
dishes
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
dishrag
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From this reading "Drop yore dishrag?"
don't
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From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
Drop
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From this reading "Drop yore dishrag?"
emphasis
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From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
emprise
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
evening
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
fact
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
fire
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From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
gate
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
Gus
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From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
heartfelt
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
hill
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
house
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
hovering
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From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
lighted
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
lounging
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From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
matter
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From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
Mr
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
peaks
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
prepared
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
purple
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
RANCH
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
rear
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
riding
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
round-up
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
seen
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
set
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
stranger
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
sun
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
supper
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
then
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
Tortugas
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
up
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
walls
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
washing
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From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
week
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
What's
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From this reading "What's the matter, Gus?" inquired a lounging cowboy who was hovering over the fire.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
white
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In fact, he was seen, and the round-up cook, who was washing supper dishes at the rear of the chuck-wagon, delivered himself of a heartfelt curse.
WING
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From this reading THE BAT WING RANCH A week passed by while Mr. Bowles prepared for his great emprise, and then one evening as the sun set behind the purple peaks of the Tortugas and lighted up the white walls of the big house on the hill a stranger might have been seen riding up toward the Bat Wing gate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No; and I don't need to around this ranch!" commented Gus with bitter emphasis.
yore
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From this reading "Drop yore dishrag?"
