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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 Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
Americanized
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
bear
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
Big
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
built
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
cabins
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
called
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
Chip
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
claim-jumpers
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
close
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
company
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
Dane
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
days
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
don't
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From this reading “Sure I don't intend to move!” retorted the Dane with praiseworthy promptness.
door
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
down
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From this reading “I'm going to hold 'er down solid.”
er
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From this reading “I'm going to hold 'er down solid.”
going
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From this reading “I'm going to hold 'er down solid.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
hastily
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
hold
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From this reading “I'm going to hold 'er down solid.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sure I don't intend to move!” retorted the Dane with praiseworthy promptness.
I'm
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From this reading “I'm going to hold 'er down solid.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
intend
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From this reading “Sure I don't intend to move!” retorted the Dane with praiseworthy promptness.
keeping
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
land
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
making
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From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
man's
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
meant
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From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
Medicine
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
move
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From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
nearest
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
own
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
praiseworthy
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From this reading “Sure I don't intend to move!” retorted the Dane with praiseworthy promptness.
promptness
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From this reading “Sure I don't intend to move!” retorted the Dane with praiseworthy promptness.
raw-boned
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
retorted
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From this reading “Sure I don't intend to move!” retorted the Dane with praiseworthy promptness.
rode
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
shack
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
solid
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From this reading “I'm going to hold 'er down solid.”
superfluities
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From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure I don't intend to move!” retorted the Dane with praiseworthy promptness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
threats
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From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
truly
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
up
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
Weary
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From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He called the Dane to the door--claim-jumpers were keeping close to their cabins, these days--and told him that he was on another man's land, and asked him if he meant to move.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Big Medicine did not waste time in superfluities or in making threats of what he meant to do.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Big Medicine with Weary and Chip to bear him company, rode up to the shack nearest his own, which had been hastily built by a raw-boned Dane who might be called truly Americanized.
