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add
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
awake
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
away
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
back
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From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
Buck
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
business
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From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
Corners
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
day
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
doors
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
early
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From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
easily
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
enough
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
errand
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From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
find
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
gone
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
habit
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
Hill's
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
how
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
kept
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From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
KID
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
knew
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
late
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
later
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From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
many
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
men
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
noon
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From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
now
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
Perfectly
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
planned
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From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
pouring
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
press
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From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
ranch
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From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
range
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From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
rode
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
see
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
seeking
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
seen
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From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
sleeping
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
south
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
stream
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
street
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
swinging
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
there
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
Thornton
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From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KID So the next day Buck Thornton rode away to the south and to Hill's Corners.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
town's
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
trouble
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
turned
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From this reading He had planned to have his errand over early, to have seen the Kid and to have turned back toward the ranch before noon.
wanted
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
well
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From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
wish
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From this reading For he knew the town's habit of late sleeping and he wanted to be gone from it before it was awake and pouring into its long street and into its many swinging doors the stream of men whom he had no wish to see now.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Perfectly well he knew how easily he could find trouble there, and it seemed to him that he had enough on his hands already without seeking to add to it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the press of range business kept him later than he had thought it would.
