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1868
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From this reading Time: Friday evening, late in September, 1868.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE “TARRIERS” MAKE A RECORD “HURRAH!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
back
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
base
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
Bryan
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
bursting
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
Central
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From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody come out to end o’ track tomorrow.
Cooking
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
division
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
doorway
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
end
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From this reading Everybody come out to end o’ track tomorrow.
evening
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From this reading Time: Friday evening, late in September, 1868.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody come out to end o’ track tomorrow.
far
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
Friday
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From this reading Time: Friday evening, late in September, 1868.
gangs
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From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
going
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From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
Home
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
HURRAH
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From this reading THE “TARRIERS” MAKE A RECORD “HURRAH!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
late
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From this reading Time: Friday evening, late in September, 1868.
MAKEnounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE “TARRIERS” MAKE A RECORD “HURRAH!
new
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
o
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From this reading Everybody come out to end o’ track tomorrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
out
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From this reading Everybody come out to end o’ track tomorrow.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
RECORD
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From this reading THE “TARRIERS” MAKE A RECORD “HURRAH!
restaurant
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
scare
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From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
September
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From this reading Time: Friday evening, late in September, 1868.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
TARRIERS
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From this reading THE “TARRIERS” MAKE A RECORD “HURRAH!
Terry
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE “TARRIERS” MAKE A RECORD “HURRAH!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
throw
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From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time: Friday evening, late in September, 1868.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everybody come out to end o’ track tomorrow.
tomorrow
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From this reading Everybody come out to end o’ track tomorrow.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Everybody come out to end o’ track tomorrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
We're
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From this reading We’re going to throw a scare for sure into those Central gangs.”
western
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.
Wyoming
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From this reading That was Terry, bursting in through the back doorway of the Home Cooking restaurant, in this last new base and division point, of Bryan, far western Wyoming.