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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 SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
accompaniment
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account
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From this reading Who was the Sawtooth Company, that they could sweep human beings from their path so ruthlessly and never be called to account?
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the first shock had passed a deep, fighting rage filled her, made her long for day so that she might fight back somehow.
ago
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From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
back
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bed
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beings
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breakfast
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bunk-house
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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called
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chaps
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From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
Company
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cooked
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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crickets
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day
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
deep
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dread
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expected
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few
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fictitious
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fight
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fighting
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filled
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the first shock had passed a deep, fighting rage filled her, made her long for day so that she might fight back somehow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
forgot
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Who was the Sawtooth Company, that they could sweep human beings from their path so ruthlessly and never be called to account?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
HAND
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
hours
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human
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
incident
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inevitably
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
just
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lay
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From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
Lorraine
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made
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man
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From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
merely
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading After the first shock had passed a deep, fighting rage filled her, made her long for day so that she might fight back somehow.
murder
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mystery
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nervous
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From this reading She lay in her bed shaking with nervous dread, and the shrill rasping of the crickets and tree-toads was unendurable.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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path
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picturesqueness
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rage
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rasping
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ruthlessly
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SAWTOOTH
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shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She lay in her bed shaking with nervous dread, and the shrill rasping of the crickets and tree-toads was unendurable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
shock
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SHOWS
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shrill
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From this reading She lay in her bed shaking with nervous dread, and the shrill rasping of the crickets and tree-toads was unendurable.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading After the first shock had passed a deep, fighting rage filled her, made her long for day so that she might fight back somehow.
somehow
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spurs
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sweep
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synonym
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talked
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Who was the Sawtooth Company, that they could sweep human beings from their path so ruthlessly and never be called to account?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who was the Sawtooth Company, that they could sweep human beings from their path so ruthlessly and never be called to account?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
tree-toads
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From this reading She lay in her bed shaking with nervous dread, and the shrill rasping of the crickets and tree-toads was unendurable.
unendurable
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From this reading She lay in her bed shaking with nervous dread, and the shrill rasping of the crickets and tree-toads was unendurable.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
violence
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SAWTOOTH SHOWS ITS HAND In her fictitious West Lorraine had long since come to look upon violence as a synonym for picturesqueness; murder and mystery were inevitably an accompaniment of chaps and spurs.
West
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Western
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From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who was the Sawtooth Company, that they could sweep human beings from their path so ruthlessly and never be called to account?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when a man she had cooked breakfast for, had talked with just a few hours ago, lay dead in the bunk-house, she forgot that it was merely an expected incident of Western life.
