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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 "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
advancing
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From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
Americano
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From this reading "_Carái!_" exclaimed the officer impatiently, "you are an _Americano_--no?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "_Carái!_" exclaimed the officer impatiently, "you are an _Americano_--no?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_Carái!_" exclaimed the officer impatiently, "you are an _Americano_--no?"
armed
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
back
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
bruskly
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From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
came
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
cannot
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From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
Carái
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From this reading "_Carái!_" exclaimed the officer impatiently, "you are an _Americano_--no?"
commander
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
corral
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
cowboy
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From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
defiant
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From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
exclaimed
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From this reading "_Carái!_" exclaimed the officer impatiently, "you are an _Americano_--no?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
gate
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
give
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From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
gun
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From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
hand
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From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
Hooker
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From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
horse
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From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
I'll
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From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
impatiently
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From this reading "_Carái!_" exclaimed the officer impatiently, "you are an _Americano_--no?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
keeping
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From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
lame
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From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
man
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From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
men
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
Mexican
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From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
officer
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From this reading "_Carái!_" exclaimed the officer impatiently, "you are an _Americano_--no?"
orders
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
out
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
pistol
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From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
quickly
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
said
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From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
Señor
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From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
sorrel
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From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
Spanish
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
spat
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
stepped
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
trouble
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From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
turned
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From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
up
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From this reading "No, _señor_!" answered the cowboy, keeping his hand upon his gun, "not to you nor no man--and I'll never give it up to a Mexican!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If the man is lame," he said, "I will give him another horse--but he cannot have this sorrel."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stepped quickly over to the corral and turned with his back to the gate, while the commander spat out orders in Spanish and armed men came running.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Señor_," he said, advancing bruskly upon the defiant Hooker, "I must trouble you for that pistol."
