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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 NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
all
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
appeared
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From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
approaching
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
arrival
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From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
baffled
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
bounds
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
certain
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
court
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
crafty-eyed
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
dawned
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From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
day
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From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
desert
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From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
drop
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
East-side
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
equity
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
gay
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From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
Gunsight
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
hopes
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From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
Jepson
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
Jones
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From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
lawyer
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
lost
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From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
Mary
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From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
motives
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From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
needed
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
off
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
officers
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
out
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
panic
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
Rimrock
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
rose
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From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
served
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
slipped
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
state
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
street
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
sun
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From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
swiftness
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
Tecolote
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From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
too
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From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
town
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
trains
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
triumphal
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From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
watched
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From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mary Fortune watched the trains, too, though with different motives and hopes, and when the last day dawned and no Rimrock appeared she went off by herself on the desert.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He slipped out of town with a mysterious swiftness that baffled certain officers of the court, but, though Jepson watched the trains in something approaching a panic, he did not drop off at Gunsight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When that sun rose again, unless something was done, the Tecolote mine would be lost.
YEAR
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From this reading THE NEW YEAR A crafty-eyed lawyer on an East-side street told Rimrock all he needed to know--a summons in equity could not be served outside the bounds of the state.
York
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From this reading And so, a year after his triumphal arrival, Rimrock Jones left gay New York.
