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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 Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
all
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Almost
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
bed
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
bolt
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
brief
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
bunk
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
cattle
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
Chuck
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
coffee
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
conference
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
country
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
cursed
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
dark
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
Dave
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
detained
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
Evans
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
eyes
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
food
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
go
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
hard
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
hot
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
hours
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
how
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
Howard
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
infrequently
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
intervals
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
irregular
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
knew
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
limit
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
man
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
mean
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
met
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
mother's
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
new
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
night
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
noted
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
obeyed
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
off
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
old
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
old-timers
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
Oliver
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
only
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
orders
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
others
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
own
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
pace
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
parlance
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
Plug
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
ranch
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
ready
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
remaining
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
saddle
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
set
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
short-handed
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
sleep
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
slips
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
son
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From this reading And he knew that in their own parlance every mother's son of them was ready to go the limit if the old man set the pace.
speculatively
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
sunburned
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
supper
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
Terril
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
things
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
trooped
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From this reading That night, when the others trooped off to bed, he detained Chuck Evans and Plug Oliver and Dave Terril for a brief conference.
turned
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From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
understood
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From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chuck Evans had obeyed orders; the ranch was short-handed and the 'old-timers' remaining cursed a little, to be sure, at the new order of things, but understood and went to work.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Howard, when he met them all at supper long after dark, noted how their sunburned eyes turned upon him speculatively.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
work
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From this reading Almost Long hours and hard work in the cattle country mean that a man slips from his saddle into his bunk and to sleep, and from his bunk into his saddle again, with only time to bolt his food and hot coffee infrequently and at irregular intervals.
