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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 That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
abhorred
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
adjusted
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
affair
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From this reading The return to Gunsight was a gloomy affair, but nothing was said of the Old Juan.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
agree
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
community
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
compared
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
concede
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
conservatively
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
daughter
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
day
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
difference
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
experience
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
explained
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
EXPLAINS
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From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
gloomy
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From this reading The return to Gunsight was a gloomy affair, but nothing was said of the Old Juan.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
gun
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
Gunsight
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From this reading The return to Gunsight was a gloomy affair, but nothing was said of the Old Juan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
hand
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
happiness
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From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
homecoming
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From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
instinctively
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
Juan
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From this reading The return to Gunsight was a gloomy affair, but nothing was said of the Old Juan.
judge
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
knew
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
law
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
Mary
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
more
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The return to Gunsight was a gloomy affair, but nothing was said of the Old Juan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
old
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
opened
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
outlaw
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
own
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From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
program
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
reed
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
regarding
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
respected
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
return
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From this reading The return to Gunsight was a gloomy affair, but nothing was said of the Old Juan.
rift
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
RIMROCK
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From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
sad
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
said
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From this reading The return to Gunsight was a gloomy affair, but nothing was said of the Old Juan.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
taken
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From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
triumphant
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From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
turned
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From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
up
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From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
very
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She respected the law and she turned to the law, instinctively, to right every wrong; but he from sad experience knew what a broken reed it was, compared to his gun and his good right hand.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As the daughter of a judge, conservatively brought up in a community where an outlaw was abhorred, Mary Fortune could no more agree to his program than he could agree to hers.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
wreck
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From this reading RIMROCK EXPLAINS It had not taken long, after his triumphant homecoming, for Rimrock to wreck his own happiness.
wrong
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From this reading That old rift between them, regarding the law, had been opened the very first day; and it was not a difference that could be explained and adjusted, for neither would concede they were wrong.
