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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 All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
All
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From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
arm
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
board
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
bred
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From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
called
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
camp
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
chair
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
coat
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She's on the table--come on in."
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
country
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From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
deliberation
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
door
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
doorway
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
down
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
eat
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
Elk
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
felt
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
feud
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From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
gate
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
got
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
grinning
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
habit
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From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
Hello
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
just
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
LONE
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
Lone's
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From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
matter
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From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
meal
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
midday
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
Morgan
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
out
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
She's
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From this reading "She's on the table--come on in."
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
sitting
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
some
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
Spring
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
STAND
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
stiffened
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
Swan
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
table
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From this reading "She's on the table--come on in."
TAKES
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From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
then
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
up
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
welcome
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From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LONE TAKES HIS STAND Lone Morgan, over at Elk Spring camp, was just sitting down to eat his midday meal when some one shouted outside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Hello!" he called, standing in the doorway and grinning a welcome to Swan, who stood with one arm resting on the board gate.
window
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From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lone stiffened in his chair, felt under his coat, and then got up with some deliberation and looked out of the window before he went to the door.
youth
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From this reading All this was a matter of habit, bred of Lone's youth in the feud country, and had nothing whatever to do with his conscience.
