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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 RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
again
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
any
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
Arnold
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
avoid
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
balance
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
BATH
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
Bill
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
BLOW
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
brief
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
camp
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
CENT
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
chance
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
City
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
COLD
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
COMMUNIST
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
comparative
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
COMPENSATION
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
COMPULSORY
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
DAMAGED
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
danger
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
day
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
deer
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
determined
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
discovery
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
DRINKING
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
EIGHT
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
few
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
FLAG
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
GAMBLING
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
GET
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
Harry
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
hearing
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
Honey
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
Humboldt
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
HUNDRED
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
hunt
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
IDLE
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
Indians
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
KEERDS
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
Lake
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
late
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
lay
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
leave
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
left
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
market
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
MUCH
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
NECK
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
night
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
NORTH
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
NOTHINGpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
notice
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
now
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
occurred
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
OLD
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
ONLY
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
party
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
pass
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
PERprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
PILE
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
Rangers
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
reached
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
RESPECTABLE
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
rest
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
returning
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
run
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
say
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
scouting
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
set
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
somewhat
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
soon
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
SOUTH
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
STICKY
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
STREET
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
Susanville
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
traps
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
travelled
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From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
UNABLE
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
unwilling
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
Valley
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From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
VERY
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
Virginia
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From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
WESTERN
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
wife
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
WINTER
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After a somewhat brief rest, Harry Arnold, with Bill and myself, determined upon returning to Honey Lake Valley.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Nothing worthy of notice occurred until we reached Susanville, except that we travelled by night, and lay in camp during the day, to avoid the chance of discovery by any scouting party of Indians.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That is to say, we would hunt deer for the market in Virginia City, and set a few traps.
WRIST
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From this reading THE RESPECTABLE PILE AND AN IDLE WINTER--ONLY ONE STREET--GAMBLING AND DRINKING--A WESTERN COMMUNIST--"KEERDS"--A STICKY WRIST--EIGHT HUNDRED PER CENT--NORTH OR SOUTH--A BLOW FOR THE OLD FLAG--NECK OR NOTHING--A COMPULSORY COLD BATH--NOT VERY MUCH DAMAGED--UNABLE TO GET COMPENSATION.
year
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From this reading It was now late in the year, and as, after hearing the danger I had run, my wife was unwilling that I should so soon leave her again, we determined, with the balance of the Rangers whom we had left on the Humboldt, to pass this winter in comparative rest.
