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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 AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
ACCIDENT
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
action
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From this reading A sudden and alarming turn of Pee-wee’s fickle mind precipitated her action.
Agricultural
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
alarming
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From this reading A sudden and alarming turn of Pee-wee’s fickle mind precipitated her action.
all
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From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
almost
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
approached
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From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
Association
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
Borden
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
bring
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
church
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
collar
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
County
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
curtains
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
deacon
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
desperation
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
ebbing
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
enterprise
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
Everdoze
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
fickle
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From this reading A sudden and alarming turn of Pee-wee’s fickle mind precipitated her action.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
hopes
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
idling
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
interest
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
Ira
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
Jensen
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
judge
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From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
khaki-colored
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
man
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From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
mighty
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From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden and alarming turn of Pee-wee’s fickle mind precipitated her action.
Mr
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
muslin
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
needed
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
partner
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
Pee-wee's
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From this reading A sudden and alarming turn of Pee-wee’s fickle mind precipitated her action.
Pepsy
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
plan
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From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
porch
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
precipitated
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From this reading A sudden and alarming turn of Pee-wee’s fickle mind precipitated her action.
president
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
refreshment
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
school
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
scout
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
selected
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
sometimes
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
state
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden and alarming turn of Pee-wee’s fickle mind precipitated her action.
swinging-seat
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
teacher
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
turn
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From this reading A sudden and alarming turn of Pee-wee’s fickle mind precipitated her action.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
vain
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
week
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From this reading It required almost another week of idling in the refreshment parlor, of vain hopes, and ebbing interest on the part of the scout partner, to bring Pepsy to the state of desperation needed for her terrible enterprise.
well-considered
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From this reading Such a man is not to be approached except upon a well-considered plan.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
white
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
windows
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
wore
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From this reading AN ACCIDENT Mr. Ira Jensen sometimes wore a white collar and he was deacon in the church and he was the one who selected the Everdoze school teacher, and he was president of the Borden County Agricultural Association and he had a khaki-colored swinging-seat on his porch and muslin curtains in his windows.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you may judge from all this what a mighty man he was.
