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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 PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
all-wise
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
allowed
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
beat
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
boarded
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
bonanzas
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
Bowie
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
buy
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
buyer
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
buying
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
capped
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
cattle
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
claims
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
creatures
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
derelictions
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
discover
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
Disgusted
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
engineer
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
engineer's
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
examine
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
fact
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
flung
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
half-empty
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
hired
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
horizon
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
invalidate
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
Junction
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
L
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
liar
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
looking
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
machinations
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
month
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
necessarily
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
netted
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
occasions
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
off
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
out
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
owner
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
PRODIGAL'S
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
property
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
regardless
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
report
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
RETURN
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
Rimrock
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
rival
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
seat
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
sent
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From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
several
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
smoker
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
team
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
thief
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From this reading The fact that the owner is a liar and a thief does not necessarily invalidate his claims; and an all-wise Providence has, on several occasions, allowed such creatures to discover bonanzas.
thousands
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
up
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From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
W
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From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the engineer hired a team and disappeared on the horizon and L. W. went off buying cattle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
west-bound
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From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE PRODIGAL'S RETURN It is an engineer's duty, when he is sent out to examine a mine, to make a report on the property, regardless.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Disgusted with everything, L. W. boarded the west-bound at Bowie Junction and flung himself into a seat in the half-empty smoker without looking to the right or left.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A month passed by in which the derelictions of Rimrock were capped by the machinations of a rival cattle buyer, who beat L. W. out of a buy that would have netted him up into the thousands.
