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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 only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
all
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
any
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From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
bed
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
blow
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
Bowles
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
Brigham
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
build
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
calculated
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
came
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From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
chidings
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
Clark's
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
contest
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From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
cracks
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
customs
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
ear
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
em
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From this reading "Let 'em roar," he said.
entente
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
few
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
fighting
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
kind
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
knew
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
laughing
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let 'em roar," he said.
lighten
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
marital
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
Mormon
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
now
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
Numerically
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From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
off
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
only
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
outnumbered
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From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
roar
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From this reading "Let 'em roar," he said.
ROUGH-RIDERS
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
said
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From this reading "Let 'em roar," he said.
shoulder
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
squirrel-skin
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
stand
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
story
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
strike
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
tended
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From this reading The only kind of fighting he knew was to stand up and strike from the shoulder, and a few cracks about Mormon marital customs had not tended to lighten the blow.
Texans
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From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
Texas
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
trimmer
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
turned
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
unheeding
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From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
up
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From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went off to bed now, laughing, and to all of Bowles' chidings he turned an unheeding ear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ROUGH-RIDERS Brigham Clark's squirrel-skin story was not calculated to build up the _entente cordial_ with Texas, but Brigham was no trimmer.
wits
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From this reading Numerically he was outnumbered by the Texans, but when it came to a contest of wits he did not need any help.
