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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 In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
adventure
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
all
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
America
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From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
any
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
barbed
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
BIRD
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From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
bits
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
Black
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
brands
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Brown
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From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
cars
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cattle
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
CHIP
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From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
Company
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From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
country
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
enthusiastically
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
ETC
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From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
expanse
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
flavor
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FLYING
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From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
full
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
horses
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
hunting
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
known
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
live
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locations
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
Made
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From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
makes
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mark
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
melodrama
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men
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more
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movie
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
other
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
ownership
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
place
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
pneumatic
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
Rim
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
romance
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rough
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
run
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
saddles
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
sage-grown
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
sheep
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
SKYRIDER
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From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
smoothly
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
sole
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
States
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From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
stretches
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
talk
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
tamed
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
There
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
THUNDERnounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
tires
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
tourists
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trained
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
U
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From this reading CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE THUNDER BIRD, SKYRIDER, ETC.
United
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From this reading Made in the United States of America By Little, Brown, and Company.
unknown
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
way
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West
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From this reading Not all of the West is tamed and trained to run smoothly on pneumatic tires and to talk more enthusiastically of the different "makes" of cars than of bits and saddles.
Western
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
wide
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From this reading There are still wide stretches unknown of tourists and movie men hunting locations for Western melodrama where men live in the full flavor of adventure and romance and never know it, because they have never known any other way to live.
wire
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From this reading In the Black Rim country there is such a place,--a wide, rough, sage-grown expanse where cattle and horses and sheep scarce know the look of barbed wire, and where brands are still the sole mark of ownership.
