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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 AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
barbed-wire
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Bat
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became
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him came the horse wrangler and his helper, doing their best to keep the remuda out of the barbed-wire, and jerking up more fence with their ropes than Gus laid down with his nail-puller.
best
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
came
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Certainly
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From this reading Certainly in that wide, windmill-dotted valley, the open range was a thing of the past.
Chula
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corners
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
country
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discouraged
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
doing
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down
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driving
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due
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fence
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fenced
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following
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
Gloomy
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ground
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Gus
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
helper
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him came the horse wrangler and his helper, doing their best to keep the remuda out of the barbed-wire, and jerking up more fence with their ropes than Gus laid down with his nail-puller.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
horse
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From this reading Behind him came the horse wrangler and his helper, doing their best to keep the remuda out of the barbed-wire, and jerking up more fence with their ropes than Gus laid down with his nail-puller.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
jerking
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keep
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laid
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lanes
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
laying
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
many
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more
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nail-puller
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new-made
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north
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
old
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Certainly in that wide, windmill-dotted valley, the open range was a thing of the past.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
out
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outfit
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
past
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From this reading Certainly in that wide, windmill-dotted valley, the open range was a thing of the past.
range
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From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
reach
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
remuda
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road
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rode
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
ropes
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rounding
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
spare
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
SQUIRREL
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From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
staples
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
STORY
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From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Behind him came the horse wrangler and his helper, doing their best to keep the remuda out of the barbed-wire, and jerking up more fence with their ropes than Gus laid down with his nail-puller.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind him came the horse wrangler and his helper, doing their best to keep the remuda out of the barbed-wire, and jerking up more fence with their ropes than Gus laid down with his nail-puller.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly in that wide, windmill-dotted valley, the open range was a thing of the past.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
times
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From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To reach it they rode due north from Chula Vista, following an old road that had been fenced so many times that Gloomy Gus became discouraged.
toiled
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
turning
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
Twisting
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
unfenced
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
up
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upper
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From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
valley
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From this reading Certainly in that wide, windmill-dotted valley, the open range was a thing of the past.
Vista
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wake
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
wide
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From this reading Certainly in that wide, windmill-dotted valley, the open range was a thing of the past.
windmill-dotted
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From this reading Certainly in that wide, windmill-dotted valley, the open range was a thing of the past.
Wing
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From this reading AND HIS SQUIRREL STORY The upper range of the Bat Wing was a country by itself.
wire
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind him came the horse wrangler and his helper, doing their best to keep the remuda out of the barbed-wire, and jerking up more fence with their ropes than Gus laid down with his nail-puller.
world
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From this reading Twisting and turning, driving around through new-made lanes, or jerking a world of staples and laying the wire on the ground, he toiled on in the wake of the outfit, which was rounding up spare corners of the unfenced range.
wrangler
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From this reading Behind him came the horse wrangler and his helper, doing their best to keep the remuda out of the barbed-wire, and jerking up more fence with their ropes than Gus laid down with his nail-puller.
