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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 SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
back
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
Brit
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
chores
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
clouded
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
coat
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
corner
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
COYOTE
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From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
daybreak
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From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
dismally
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
dose
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
eyes
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
face
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
flipped
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
foreboding
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
Frank
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From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
full
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
given
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
grim
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
heart
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
heavy
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
heels
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
Jack
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
Jim
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
Johnson
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From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
Lone
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
Lone's
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
loose-jointedly
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
Lorraine
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
loss
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
moody
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
night
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
now
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
only
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
personal
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
place
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From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
prudently
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
purpose
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
ranch
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
rifle
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
rode
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
sedative
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
sense
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
showed
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
six-shooter
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
slept
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
spoken
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
striding
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From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
SWAN
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From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
Swan's
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
then
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From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
there
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
TRAILS
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From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
trotted
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From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
trying
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
very
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From this reading None save Brit had slept during the night--and Brit had slept only because Lorraine had prudently given him a full dose of the sedative left by the doctor for that very purpose.
wandering
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From this reading Neither had spoken since they left the ranch, where Jim was wandering dismally here and there, trying to do the chores when his heart was heavy with a sense of personal loss and grim foreboding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SWAN TRAILS A COYOTE At daybreak Swan was striding toward the place where Frank Johnson had been found.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Swan had his rifle, and Lone's six-shooter showed now and then under his coat when the wind flipped back a corner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lone, his face moody, his eyes clouded with thought, rode beside him, while Jack trotted loose-jointedly at Swan's heels.
