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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 "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
ahead
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
Bear
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
best-loved
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From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
Bill
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
blood-shot
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From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
Canyon
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
chill
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
clattering
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
cold
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
COULDA
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
cushions
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
dawn
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
dipped
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
eyes
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From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
few
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
fire
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
GIRL
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
hard-riding
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
helped
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
hungry
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From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
hurried
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
Jack
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
LOVED
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
meet
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
movement
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
Much
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
muscles
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
one-sided
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
paces
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
protested
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
quarrelled
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From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
retain
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
riding
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
rose
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
rubbing
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
saddle-sore
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From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
Senator
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
shoulders
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
showed
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From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
shrugging
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
Spirit
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
stiffly
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
Swan
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
temper
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From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
thigh
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
Top
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
tough
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
trail
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
up
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From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
upholstered
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From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Much riding upon upholstered cushions had not helped Senator Warfield to retain the tough muscles of hard-riding Bill Warfield.
walked
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
Warfield
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
warmth
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
well
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From this reading The Senator was saddle-sore as well as hungry, and his temper showed in his blood-shot eyes.
wide
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From this reading Warfield rose stiffly from the one-sided warmth of the fire and walked a few paces to meet him, shrugging his wide shoulders at the cold and rubbing his thigh muscles that protested against movement.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I COULDA LOVED THIS LITTLE GIRL" A chill wind that hurried over Bear Top ahead of the dawn brought Swan and Jack clattering up the trail that dipped into Spirit Canyon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
woman
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From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have quarrelled with his best-loved woman that morning, and he began on Swan.
