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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 tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
awaiting
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
away
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
back
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
blazing
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From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
BUSINESS
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
captious
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From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
cattle
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
cinch
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
coiled
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
dollar
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
driving
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
enough
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From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
eyes
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From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
families
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
final
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
flat
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
flung
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
further
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From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
girl
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From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
grey
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From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
guarding
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
hearts
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
Henry
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
horse
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
insolent
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From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
interests
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
isolated
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
jerk
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
marauder
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
men
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
merriment
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
mouth
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
Mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
night
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
oak
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
payment
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
POLLARD
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
possible
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
promise
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
puzzle
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From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
range
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
rope
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
saddle
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
savage
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
schoolhouse
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
scraping
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
stale
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
strode
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
TALKS
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
temper
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From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
terror
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
there
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
Thornton
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
tie
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
tightened
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From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
turned
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From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading POLLARD TALKS "BUSINESS" The promise of the night flat and stale in his mouth, Thornton turned his back upon the merriment in the little schoolhouse and strode away to his horse awaiting him under the oak.
visit
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
whims
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From this reading Must he further puzzle over the insolent whims of a captious girl?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He tightened the cinch with a savage jerk, coiled his tie rope and flung himself into the saddle.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Did he not already have enough on his hands without running after a girl with grey eyes and a blazing temper?
wrath
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From this reading Had he not already enough to think about, what with guarding his range interests from a possible visit from the marauder who was driving wrath into the hearts of the cattle men and terror into the hearts of the isolated families, what with scraping every dollar here and there that he might be on time with his final payment to Henry Pollard?
