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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 BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
a-wallerin
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From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
Adam
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
ask
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
astonishment
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
bareheaded
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
brush
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
cakes
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
called
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
cattle
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
clinging
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
clothes
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
cried
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From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
described
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
door
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
dried
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
fair
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
fathers
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From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
field
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
gaped
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
hat
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
head
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
heap
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
hungry
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
LANTERN
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
Law
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LIGHT
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
middlin
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
mud
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
name
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From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
o
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From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
other
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
Quiller
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From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
River
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
rode
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
Roy
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From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
Roy's
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
side
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
sundown
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
tavern
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
Ump
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
up
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
Valley
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Adam Roy gaped in astonishment when I called him to the door to ask about a field for the cattle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
yellow
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From this reading The yellow mud clinging to my clothes had dried in cakes, and as my hat was on the other side of the Valley River, my head, as described by Ump, was a "middlin' fair brush heap."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Quiller," he cried, "where in the name o' fathers have you been a-wallerin'?"
youngster
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From this reading BY THE LIGHT OF A LANTERN It was a hungry, bareheaded youngster that rode up at sundown to Roy's tavern.
