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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 It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Old Patsy knew a lot about sickness and wounds.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
all
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
also
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
assured
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
became
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
behalf
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
bullet
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
catastrophe
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
curious
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From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
didn't
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From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
die
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From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
Dots
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
driving
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
fatal
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
fellows
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From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
felt
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
Flying
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
going
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From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
ground
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
Happy
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
hated
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
importance
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
Jack
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
knew
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From this reading Old Patsy knew a lot about sickness and wounds.
laid
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
like
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From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
lot
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From this reading Old Patsy knew a lot about sickness and wounds.
loyalty
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From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
means
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
more
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From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
necessarily
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
neighborhood
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
Old
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From this reading Old Patsy knew a lot about sickness and wounds.
once
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
others
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
outfit
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From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
Patsy
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From this reading Old Patsy knew a lot about sickness and wounds.
perhaps
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From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
phlegmatic
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
secondary
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
sickness
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From this reading Old Patsy knew a lot about sickness and wounds.
single-hearted
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From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
Slim
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From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
slow
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
some
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
U
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
want
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From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Slim may not have been more curious than his fellows, but he was perhaps more single-hearted in his loyalty to the outfit.
wasn't
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
way
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From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was all in behalf of the Flying U; and if the bullet which laid Happy Jack upon the ground was also the means of driving the hated Dots from that neighborhood, he felt, in his slow, phlegmatic way, that it wasn't such a catastrophe as some of the others seemed to think.
wouldn't
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From this reading Of course, he wouldn't want Happy to die; but he didn't believe, after all, that Happy was going to do anything like that.
wound
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From this reading To him the shooting of Happy Jack, once he felt assured that the wound was not necessarily fatal, became of secondary importance.
wounds
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From this reading Old Patsy knew a lot about sickness and wounds.
