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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 He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
accidents
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
aching
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From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
Apache
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
assistant
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
awkward
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
bed
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
Bowles
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From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
bull-headed
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
called
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From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
carried
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From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
cowboy
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From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
crawled
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
dark
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
day-herd
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
days
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From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
evening
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
flunky
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From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
get
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
Gloomy
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From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
grew
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
Gus
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From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
halt
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From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
happenings
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
hazing
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
healed
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
helped
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
Henry
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
horse
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
job
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From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
Lee
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
like
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
mistakes
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
murdering
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
muscle
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From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
nerve
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From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
old
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
out
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
pasture
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
picked
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
pistol-shot
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
pop
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
prolonged
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
put
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
refused
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From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
resolutely
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
rope
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
sent
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
SMILE
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From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
stayed
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
stubbornly
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From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
succession
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
taken
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From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
three
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From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
tired
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
tried
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From this reading He had been taken on as a cowboy, and a cowboy he tried to be, though every nerve and muscle called a halt.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
up
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
water
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From this reading He carried a little water for Gloomy Gus, but stubbornly refused the job of flunky.
wearily
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FIRST SMILE The next three days were one long, aching agony for Bowles.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
wild-eyed
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
wrangle
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From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
wrangler
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
yell
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading From the first morning, when they sent him out in the dark to wrangle the horse pasture, to the third evening, when he crawled wearily into an old "bed" that he had picked up, his life was a prolonged succession of accidents, mistakes, and awkward happenings; yet he stayed with it, bull-headed and determined, until Henry Lee grew tired of hazing him and put him on the day-herd to get healed up.
youth
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From this reading He helped the horse wrangler--a wild-eyed youth who could pop a rope like a pistol-shot and yell like a murdering Apache--but as resolutely refused the job of assistant.
