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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 Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE YELLOW ENVELOPE AGAIN!
Alley
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From this reading And he went to the town of Dead Man's Alley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
anger
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From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
any
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
border
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
Bud
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From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
cattle
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
confused
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he went to the town of Dead Man's Alley.
direct
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
eager
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
ENVELOPE
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From this reading THE YELLOW ENVELOPE AGAIN!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
eye
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
eyed
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
eyes
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
fashion
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
father's
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From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
follow
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
forth
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From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
gone
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
hard
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
King
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
lead
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
leading
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
less
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From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
line
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
man
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
Man's
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From this reading And he went to the town of Dead Man's Alley.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
mountain
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
nowhere
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
Old
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
only
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
out
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
own
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
passes
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
ran
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
ready
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
red
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
rifle
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
rustlers
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
seeking
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
sharp
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
state
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
steers
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
suspect
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YELLOW ENVELOPE AGAIN!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
town
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From this reading And he went to the town of Dead Man's Alley.
tracks
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
trail
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
vanished
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From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But he found only confused tracks which ran toward the state border line and which vanished before even his sharp eyes, leading nowhere.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
wrath
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From this reading Old man King, red eyed with wrath, had gone out after the cattle rustlers in his own direct fashion, seeking to follow the trail of running steers through the mountain passes, his eye hard, his rifle ready, his mind eager to suspect any man to whom that trail might lead.
YELLOW
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From this reading THE YELLOW ENVELOPE AGAIN!
Young
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From this reading Young Bud King, his own anger little less than his father's, went forth on another trail, not after the running steers but after a man.
