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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 But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
abruptness
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
air
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
boast
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
brick
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
Buck
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
building
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
bursting
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From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
denizens
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
Dry
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From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
eagerly
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From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
fetlocks
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
front
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
glorious
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
gone
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From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
hand
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From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
HOLE
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From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
lands
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
less
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From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
level
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
matter
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
matters
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
miraculous
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
mud
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
now
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From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
other
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
out
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
POISON
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From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
rain
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
RANCH
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From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
rein
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
rival
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
seasons
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
seeds
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From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
spring
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
storm
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From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
sun
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
Thornton
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
Town
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From this reading THE MAN FROM POISON HOLE RANCH Dry Town never looked less dry.
ugly
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
village
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
warm
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From this reading But the rain was over, the sun was out glorious and warm above the level lands and in the air was a miraculous feeling as of spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
way
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
ways
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From this reading It is the way of Dry Town in the matter of seasons to rival in abruptness its denizens' ways in other matters.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The last great storm had come and gone and seeds would be bursting on every hand and eagerly now.
yellow-sorrel's
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From this reading As Buck Thornton drew rein in front of the one brick building of which the ugly little village could boast, the mud was above his yellow-sorrel's fetlocks.
