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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 grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
any
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
blanket
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
buck
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
conceal
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
doubt
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
enter
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
envelope
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
explained
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From this reading “Ketchum Squaw-talk-far-off,” he explained gutturally.
eye
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
face
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
form
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From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
fumbled
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
gate
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
grew
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
grimy
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
grunted
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
gutturally
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From this reading “Ketchum Squaw-talk-far-off,” he explained gutturally.
hair
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
hat
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
held
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
Indian
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
just
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
Ketchum
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From this reading “Ketchum Squaw-talk-far-off,” he explained gutturally.
large
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
like
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
note
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From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
out
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
plum
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
remain
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
ripe
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
saw
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
scrawled
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From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
sending
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From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
side
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
sort
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
Squaw-talk-far-off
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From this reading “Ketchum Squaw-talk-far-off,” he explained gutturally.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
straggling
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
telegram
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From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
telegraph
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From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
tumor
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
unbraided
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From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A grimy buck with no hat of any sort and with his hair straggling unbraided over one side of his face to conceal a tumor which grew just over his left eye like a large, ripe plum, stood outside the gate, in doubt whether to enter or remain where he was.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Good Indian took the envelope, thinking it must be a telegram, though he could not imagine who would be sending him one.
written
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From this reading His name was written plainly upon the outside, and within was a short note scrawled upon a telegraph form:
yellowish
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From this reading When he saw Good Indian he grunted, fumbled in his blanket, and held out a yellowish envelope.
