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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 DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
acknowledged
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
Aha
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
associated
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
aunt
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
back
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
Bat
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
battered
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
beard
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
Bowles
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
brawls
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
call
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
channels
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
citizen
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
common
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
conversation
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
DEATH
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
Dixie
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
Earl-Bowles
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
evil
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
eye
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
eyes
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
face
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
far
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
gazing
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
given
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
glanced
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
gone
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
gun
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
half-closed
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
HAPPY
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
hard-looking
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
hypothetical
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
intimately
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
JACK
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
juniper
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
knowingly
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
known
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
lady
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
led
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
Lee
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
less
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
like
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
looks
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
lover-like
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
Man
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
Mr
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
Mrs
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
other
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
passions
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
Ranch
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
recognized
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
rival
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
rode
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
said
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
scarcely
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
sight
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
smiled
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
started
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
too
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
visibly
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From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
way
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
Well
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From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
Wing
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From this reading THE DEATH OF HAPPY JACK When Bowles rode back to the Bat Wing Ranch he was a hard-looking citizen.
wish
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From this reading For though Bowles had given way to his evil passions and had even gone so far as to call for his gun in order to beard his rival, he did not wish it known to his lady.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, something like that," acknowledged Bowles, gazing lover-like into her eyes; and from that he led the conversation into other channels, less intimately associated with common brawls.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His aunt, the hypothetical Mrs. Earl-Bowles, would scarcely have recognized him; Mrs. Lee started visibly at sight of his battered face; and Dixie smiled knowingly as she glanced at his half-closed eye.
you'd
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From this reading "Aha, Mr. Man," she said, "it looks like you'd been into a juniper, too!"
