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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 HOME RANCH.
accommodate
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
affair
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
ample
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
arms
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tom was surprised at the interior of the dugout.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
blanket
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
buffalo
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
bunks
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
came
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
chips
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
conceal
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
cooking
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
cupboards
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
devoted
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
didn't
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
dilapidated
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
draw
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
dugout
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From this reading Tom was surprised at the interior of the dugout.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
eight
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
ends
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
enough
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
filled
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
four
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
full
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
HOME
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From this reading A HOME RANCH.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
interior
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From this reading Tom was surprised at the interior of the dugout.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
large
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
legs
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
match
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
men
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
Monroe
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
more
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
odds
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tom was surprised at the interior of the dugout.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
plenty
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
proved
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
raised
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
RANCH
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From this reading A HOME RANCH.
room
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
scrap-pile
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
side
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
somebody's
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
stove
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom was surprised at the interior of the dugout.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tom was surprised at the interior of the dugout.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
there
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
three
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From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
Tom
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From this reading Tom was surprised at the interior of the dugout.
touched
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From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
various
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From this reading On each side of the stove was a blanket, which on being raised proved to conceal little cupboards devoted to various odds and ends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tom was surprised at the interior of the dugout.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the outside it didn't look large enough to accommodate more than three or four men, but there were bunks for eight, and there was ample room for the cooking stove, a dilapidated affair which looked as though it might have come from somebody's scrap-pile and left one of its legs behind it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there was plenty of "draw" to it, as Monroe came in with his arms full of buffalo chips, filled the stove full, and touched a match to them.
