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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 They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
admiration
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
aggregate
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
ago
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All
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From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
baby
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
BEDLOE
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
bore
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
BOYS
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Buck
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
cabin
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From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
cattle
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
conversation
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From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
country
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
denouncing
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From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
drove
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
eagerly
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
episode
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
far-out
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
favourite
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From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
fled
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fluently
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From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
followed
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friendship
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
girl
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given
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
grown
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
guessing
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
hard
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
how
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
inside
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
intimately
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
known
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
land
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
listening
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
man
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
many
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
men
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mere
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
miles
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
more
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
Mrs
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From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
naturally
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From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
only
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
other
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
people
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places
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put
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
rancher's
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readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
recounted
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
reputation
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
respect
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
rock
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
Smith
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From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
soft-hearted
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
spoke
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
swiftly
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
talked
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From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
Thornton
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From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
thoughts
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From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
tinged
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
tones
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
too
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
topic
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From this reading He was a favourite topic of conversation and they talked of him naturally, readily, and Mrs. Smith, fluently.
warm
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From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
wife
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From this reading THE BEDLOE BOYS All thoughts of denouncing Buck Thornton before these people fled before the girl had followed the rancher's wife into the cabin.
wild
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They spoke of him only in tones warm with friendship and with something more than mere friendship, an admiration that was tinged with respect.
women
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
word
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From this reading She recounted, not guessing how eagerly the girl was listening to every word, many an episode which in the aggregate had given him the reputation he bore throughout these wild miles of cattle land, the reputation of a man who was hard, hard as rock "on the outside," as she put it, hard inside, too, when they drove him to it, but naturally as soft-hearted as a baby.
year
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From this reading They had known him since first he had come into this country, and although that had been only a little more than a year ago, they had grown to know him as men and women in these far-out places come to know each other, swiftly, intimately.
