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ADVISES
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From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
best
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
Bridgers
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From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
build
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
cackled
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From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
coming
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From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
contented
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From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
day
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From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
denials
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
dissembled
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
excuse
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From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
fed
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
foreman's
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
gathering
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From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
girl
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From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
go
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From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
gossip
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
grinned
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
house
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From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
imagination
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
knowing
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
lady
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
likely
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
LONE
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From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
much
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
near
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From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
Pop
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From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
Pop's
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From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
remonstrance
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
riding
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From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
Sawtooth
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From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
second
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From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
see
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From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
sick
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
SILENCEnounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
spied
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From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
spread
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From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
talk
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
there
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From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
too
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
Twice
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From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lone grinned and dissembled as best he could, knowing that Pop Bridgers fed his imagination upon denials and argument and remonstrance and was likely to build gossip that might spread beyond the Sawtooth.
visit
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
week
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From this reading LONE ADVISES SILENCE Twice in the next week Lone found an excuse for riding over to the Sawtooth.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The second time he went, Pop Bridgers spied him first and cackled over his coming to see the girl.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
wife
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wherefore he did not go near the foreman's house that day, but contented himself with gathering from Pop's talk that the girl was still there.
young
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From this reading During his first visit, the foreman's wife told him that the young lady was still too sick to talk much.
