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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 THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
ain't
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From this reading "They ain't spread out enough for cattle."
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
anyhow
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From this reading "Something's comin' on, anyhow," observed Yellin' Kid.
ARRIVE
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can't be cattle," remarked Snake Purdee.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
Bud
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't be cattle," remarked Snake Purdee.
cattle
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From this reading "Can't be cattle," remarked Snake Purdee.
cloud
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
comin
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From this reading "Something's comin' on, anyhow," observed Yellin' Kid.
companions
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
Creek
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
dust
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
enough
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From this reading "They ain't spread out enough for cattle."
equipment
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
ever-increasing
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They ain't spread out enough for cattle."
fort
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
front
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
gazing
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
get
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
grub
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
horse-gear
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
Kid
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From this reading "Something's comin' on, anyhow," observed Yellin' Kid.
observed
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From this reading "Something's comin' on, anyhow," observed Yellin' Kid.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Something's comin' on, anyhow," observed Yellin' Kid.
other
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
out
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From this reading "They ain't spread out enough for cattle."
place
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
Purdee
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From this reading "Can't be cattle," remarked Snake Purdee.
put
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
remarked
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From this reading "Can't be cattle," remarked Snake Purdee.
Remembering
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
rushed
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
saddles
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
SHEEP
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
Snake
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From this reading "Can't be cattle," remarked Snake Purdee.
Something's
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From this reading "Something's comin' on, anyhow," observed Yellin' Kid.
spread
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From this reading "They ain't spread out enough for cattle."
Spur
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
stream
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From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
telescope
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They ain't spread out enough for cattle."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
weapons
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From this reading THE SHEEP ARRIVE Among the saddles, horse-gear, weapons, grub and other equipment that had been put in the fort at Spur Creek was a telescope.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Remembering this, Bud rushed in to get it, while his companions stood in front of the place, gazing across the stream at the ever-increasing cloud of dust.
Yellin
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From this reading "Something's comin' on, anyhow," observed Yellin' Kid.
