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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 He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
all
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
any
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
assured
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
Badman
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
Bedloe
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
Buck
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
business
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
carrying
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
Clayton
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
Cole
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
Dalton
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
danger
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
day
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
days
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
dugout
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
enough
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
gone
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
grew
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
hiding
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
hint
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
Hole
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
how
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
interference
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
Jimmie
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
learning
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
man's
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
Mr
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
near
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
now
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
out
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
own
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
place
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
Poison
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
provisions
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
put
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
ran
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
range
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
reason
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
ride
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
ripe
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
rode
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
rope
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
second
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
several
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From this reading He had gone a second time to the dugout at Poison Hole, carrying provisions enough to last Jimmie Clayton several days.
show
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
smoothly
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
some
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
SUSPICION
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From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
there
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
Thornton
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
Thornton's
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
threatened
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
trips
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From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
unmolested
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
unsuspicious
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
visit
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
week
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From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
weeks
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From this reading For the days ran on smoothly for Buck Thornton, the weeks grew out of them and he rode, unmolested, unsuspicious of any threatened interference, about his own business.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So, for a week he did not ride near the man's hiding place, and when one day he did visit the dugout again there was nothing to show that Clayton had been there and no hint of how or where he had gone.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clayton seemed assured that Bedloe would look out for him now and insisted that there was danger of some of the range hands learning of Thornton's trips here.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading SUSPICION After all it seemed that for some reason the time was not yet ripe for Cole Dalton to put his rope on "Mr. Badman".
