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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 CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
allowed
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
amity
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From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
arguments
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From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
battles
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
beauties
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
blankets
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
blinked
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
Bowles
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
broke
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From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
bunk-house
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
burning
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
caught
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
cause
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
chill
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
CONEY
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From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
contributing
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
cowboys
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
disconsolate
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From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
dropping
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
evening
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
excitement
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
fire
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
flurried
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
frigid
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
gambling
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
game
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
grin
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From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
guttered
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
Henry
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
hole
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From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
how
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From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
Inside
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
instead
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
ISLAND
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From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
joy
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
Lee
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
like
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
living
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
logs
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
long-winded
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From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
lost
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
lover
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From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
man
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
much
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From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
nature
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
noise
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
north
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
patiently
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
pay-day
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peace
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From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
perpetual
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
pitch
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
punchers
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
quarter
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
sat
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
shirt-sleeves
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
smile
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From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
smoke
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
swept
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From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
tarried
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
there
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From this reading But outside everybody was either broke or in the hole, and so there was nothing but peace and amity and long-winded arguments.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
understanding
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
wild
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A chill wind swept in from the frigid north, and the smoke guttered and flurried from the burning logs; but the cowboys sat about in their shirt-sleeves and blinked patiently when they caught the smoke.
woke
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From this reading Bowles woke suddenly to the beauties of nature and the wild joy of living; and that evening, instead of dropping into his blankets like a dead man, he tarried by the fire.
won
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CONEY ISLAND It is wonderful how much a smile, or even a grin, will do for a disconsolate lover.
worth
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From this reading Inside the bunk-house the noise of the perpetual pitch game told where battles were being lost and won, a secret understanding that every game was worth a quarter on pay-day being the contributing cause for the excitement, since Henry Lee allowed no gambling among his punchers.
