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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 A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
almost
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
attention
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From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
Bar
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
Bellmore
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
care
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From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
constraint
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
cropped
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From this reading Now it seemed that a spirit of hostility had cropped out.
Dave
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
enjoyed
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From this reading Up to now Mr. Bellmore had enjoyed to the utmost the hospitality of Bar U ranch.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
expectation
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
fancied
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
heard
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
hospitality
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From this reading Up to now Mr. Bellmore had enjoyed to the utmost the hospitality of Bar U ranch.
hostility
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
injured
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From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
interest
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it seemed that a spirit of hostility had cropped out.
listened
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
made
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From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
man
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
manner
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
Mr
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
now
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From this reading Up to now Mr. Bellmore had enjoyed to the utmost the hospitality of Bar U ranch.
odd
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
out
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From this reading Now it seemed that a spirit of hostility had cropped out.
owner
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
perilous
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
position
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
proprietor
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
ranch
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
rescued
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
said
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now it seemed that a spirit of hostility had cropped out.
sort
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
spirit
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From this reading Now it seemed that a spirit of hostility had cropped out.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now it seemed that a spirit of hostility had cropped out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
There
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
U
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From this reading There was an odd manner about the proprietor of Bar U--a sort of constraint, and Dave fancied there was a little feeling, almost of hostility toward the man he had rescued from such a perilous position.
unable
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From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
Up
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From this reading Up to now Mr. Bellmore had enjoyed to the utmost the hospitality of Bar U ranch.
use
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From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
utmost
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From this reading Up to now Mr. Bellmore had enjoyed to the utmost the hospitality of Bar U ranch.
very
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From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
WARNING
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From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
welcome
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From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Mr. Bellmore had been made very welcome, and he had had every care and attention while unable to use his injured foot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A WARNING Dave, who had heard what was said between Mr. Bellmore and the ranch owner listened with interest and expectation to what would come next.
