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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 MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
all
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
apart
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
Arizona
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
barroom
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
bearing
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
Bender
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
big
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
board
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
boots
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
came
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
casual
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
CHERRYCOW
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
clouds
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
connecting
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
country
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
day
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
deep
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
desert
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
deserts
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
door
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
drying
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
edge
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
ending
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
eventful
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
extended
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
finding
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
Four
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
frazzle
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
friendly
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
friends
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
gazing
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
gloomily
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
gloriously
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
groups
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
Hardy
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
held
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
Hotel
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
howling
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
interested
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
Judge
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
lashing
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
leaks
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
leaning
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
literature
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
making
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
malice
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
many
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
meditation
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
mesa
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
muddy
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
New
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
opened
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
out
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
pairs
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
Papagueria
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
Peaks
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
pools
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
post
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
proportion
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
quiet
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
rain
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
residents
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
retiring
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
Rufus
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From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
saloon
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
sands
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
sat
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
smoked
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
somber
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
steam
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
stepped
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
Store
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
storm
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
street
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
sucked
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
sun
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From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
sunshine
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
talking
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
there
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
thirsty
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little apart from the rest, for such as he are a long time making friends in Arizona, Rufus Hardy sat leaning against a post, gazing gloomily out across the desert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
town
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From this reading Along the edge of the walk, drying out their boots in the sun, the casual residents of the town--many of them held up there by the storm--sat in pairs and groups, talking or smoking in friendly silence.
up
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
walk
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
Ware
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
water
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
wishes
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN FROM CHERRYCOW After lashing the desert to a frazzle and finding the leaks in the Hotel Bender, the wind from Papagueria went howling out over the mesa, still big with rain for the Four Peaks country, and the sun came out gloriously from behind the clouds.
York
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From this reading Already the thirsty sands had sucked up the muddy pools of water, and the board walk which extended the length of the street, connecting saloon with saloon and ending with the New York Store, smoked with the steam of drying.
young
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From this reading For a quiet, retiring young man, interested in good literature and bearing malice toward no one, his day in the Bender barroom had been eventful out of all proportion to his deserts and wishes, and he was deep in somber meditation when the door opened and Judge Ware stepped out into the sunshine.
