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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 His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
achieve
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
all
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
any
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
Atkins
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
Bat
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
blaming
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
blank-blanked
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
Bowles
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
bronks
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
carpet-beater
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From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
corporeal
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From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
COUNTRY
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
cursed
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
CUSTOM
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
dirt
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
Dunbar
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
fame
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
Far
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
felt
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From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
frame
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From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
fro
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
gazing
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
got
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
greenhorn
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
hard-earned
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
Hardy
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
hawse
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From this reading "I _tol'_ 'im to keep off that hawse!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
hope
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
hulk
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I _tol'_ 'im to keep off that hawse!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
illusions
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From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
im
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From this reading "I _tol'_ 'im to keep off that hawse!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
keep
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From this reading "I _tol'_ 'im to keep off that hawse!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
lost
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From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
most
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From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
nose
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
now
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
off
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From this reading "I _tol'_ 'im to keep off that hawse!
out
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
pacing
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From this reading "The blank-blanked greenhorn!" cursed Hardy Atkins, pacing to and fro and gazing at the hulk of Dunbar.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
riding
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
shaken
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
some
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From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
spirit
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
tenderfoot
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I _tol'_ 'im to keep off that hawse!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
there
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His corporeal frame felt as if it had been passed through a carpet-beater, and he had lost some of his most precious illusions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
tol
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From this reading "I _tol'_ 'im to keep off that hawse!
troubles
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
up
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
way
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
West
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
Wing
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From this reading THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY When Bat Wing Bowles got up out of the dirt he was shaken in body and spirit.
wipe
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From this reading Certainly, if there was any way by which a tenderfoot might hope to achieve a little hard-earned fame in the Far West, it was not by riding bronks; and now, before he could wipe the blood from his nose, they were blaming him for all their troubles.
