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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 A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
afraid
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
ain't
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
bear
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From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
bein
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
best
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
bet
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
Carlito
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
chance
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
climb
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From this reading Their homeward journey was somewhat different from the climb upward.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their homeward journey was somewhat different from the climb upward.
don't
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From this reading This one I don't know."
else
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
fish
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From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their homeward journey was somewhat different from the climb upward.
grizzly
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
he'd
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
homeward
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From this reading Their homeward journey was somewhat different from the climb upward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their homeward journey was somewhat different from the climb upward.
know
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From this reading This one I don't know."
MEETING
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
more
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one I don't know."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
own
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
pony
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
pony's
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
quiver
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
remarked
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
said
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
somewhat
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From this reading Their homeward journey was somewhat different from the climb upward.
still
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
story
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From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
STRANGE
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
tellin
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From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
Tender
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their homeward journey was somewhat different from the climb upward.
There
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
They'll
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From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
think
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From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
thinking
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From this reading A STRANGE MEETING "There ain't no chance of our pony's bein' there," remarked Tender, thinking more of the grizzly than anything else.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one I don't know."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
upward
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From this reading Their homeward journey was somewhat different from the climb upward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
we're
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From this reading "They'll think we're tellin' a fish story about that bear."
wouldn't
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From this reading "If it was my own pony," said Carlito, "I wouldn't be afraid to bet my best quiver that he'd still be there.
