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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 BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
Alamo
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
all
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
Andrew
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
appeared
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
BACK
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
black
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
bout
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
brain
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
catastrophe
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
cog
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
COMES
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
coming
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
crowd
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
day
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
deep
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
defeated
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
depths
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
despair
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
disasters
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
discontent
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
drank
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
drop
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
drown
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
end
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
exacting
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
fetched
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
flesh
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
full
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
got
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
groping
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
haphazard
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
highest
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
hour
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
ideas
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
Jones
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
lady
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
McBain
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
MORE
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
only
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
Ossa
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
other
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
Pelion
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
philosophized
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
piled
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
pinnacle
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
pound
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
prohibition
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
remembered
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From this reading And then he remembered.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
Rimrock
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
rise
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
scene
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
slipped
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
success
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
then
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
thoughts
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
together
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
town
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
two
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From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
typist
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
up
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
vision
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From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first vision to rise was that of the lady typist, exacting her full pound of flesh; and then, groping back to that other catastrophe, his mind fetched up--Andrew McBain!
way
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From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BUT COMES BACK FOR MORE From the highest pinnacle of success to the black depths of despair is a long way to drop in one hour and if Rimrock Jones went the way of all flesh it is only another argument for prohibition.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At the end of the bout when, his thoughts coming haphazard, he philosophized on the disasters of the day, his brain slipped a cog and brought two ideas together that piled Pelion on the Ossa of his discontent.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
woman
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From this reading All the rest of the town had got a good start before he appeared on the scene and to drown that black thought--defeated by a woman--he drank deep with the crowd at the Alamo.
