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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 A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
angry
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
back
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
came
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
charge
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish every lawyer was dead."
deputy
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
don't
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From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
dropped
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I wish every lawyer was dead."
examination
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
eyes
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
formalities
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
friends
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From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
Geronimo
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
gloomy
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
glow
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
Gunsight
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
held
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From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
inquest
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From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
justice
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
lawyer
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From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
Mary
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
murder
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From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
peace
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
preliminary
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
refused
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From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
retain
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From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
Rimrock
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
said
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From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
sat
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
sheriff
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
then
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
train
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
TROUBLE
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From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
urged
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From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
waited
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From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
want
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From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inquest was over and he was held for murder, but he refused to retain a lawyer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I don't want one," he said when his friends urged it on him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He sat in gloomy silence as the Gunsight justice of the peace went through the formalities of a preliminary examination and then, while they waited for the next train to Geronimo, he and the deputy dropped in on Mary Fortune.
wish
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From this reading "I wish every lawyer was dead."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LITTLE TROUBLE Rimrock came back to Gunsight in charge of a deputy sheriff and with the angry glow still in his eyes.
