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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 MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
any
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
Bar
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The man's finery was overdone, carried with it the suggestion of being on exhibition.
bit
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
black-haired
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
border
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From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
borrows
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From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
carried
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From this reading The man's finery was overdone, carried with it the suggestion of being on exhibition.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
chaps
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
charge
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
CHIHUAHUA
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
cloud
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
cold
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
conchos
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
defined
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
disclosed
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
Double
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
dust
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
effect
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
enough
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
exhibition
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From this reading The man's finery was overdone, carried with it the suggestion of being on exhibition.
exuding
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
face
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
finery
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From this reading The man's finery was overdone, carried with it the suggestion of being on exhibition.
fringed
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
G
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
gait
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
give
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
gold-laced
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
graceful
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
HAT
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
lie
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
man's
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From this reading The man's finery was overdone, carried with it the suggestion of being on exhibition.
masked
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
moving
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
occasion
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From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
overdone
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From this reading The man's finery was overdone, carried with it the suggestion of being on exhibition.
picturesque
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From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
presently
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
rider
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
road
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
saddle
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
silver
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
sleek
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
smiling
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
Southwest
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From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
spite
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
suggestion
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From this reading The man's finery was overdone, carried with it the suggestion of being on exhibition.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
trail
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
trappings
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From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
traveling
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
up
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From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
Vanity
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
wariness
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
white-toothed
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From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HAT A little dust cloud was traveling up the trail toward the Bar Double G, the center of which presently defined itself as a rider moving at a road gait.
wore
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From this reading He wore a Chihuahua hat and with it the picturesque trappings the Southwest borrows on occasion from across the border.
workmanship
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From this reading Vanity disclosed itself in the gold-laced hat, in the silver conchos of the fringed chaps, in the fine workmanship of the saddle and bit.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But one look at the man himself, sleek and graceful, black-haired and white-toothed, exuding an effect of cold wariness in spite of the masked smiling face, would have been enough to give the lie to any charge of weakness.
