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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 Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
animal
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
arms
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
barred
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
bound
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
bring
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
canyon
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
captors
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
Family
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From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
fire
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
fired
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
flattened
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
Flying
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
forenoon
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From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
fought
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
ground
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
H
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From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
Happy
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From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
hills
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From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
hopelessly
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From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
hours
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
Irish
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
J
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From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
Kid
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
killing
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
lie
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
like
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
looking
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
lost
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From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
man
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
matter
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From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
midst
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
narrow
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
others
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
Owens
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From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
Pink
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
pistol-shot
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
pretty
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From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
red-eyed
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
rode
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
run
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
saddle
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
signals
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
spot
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
sullen
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
tied
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
trapped
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
turned
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
U
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From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
wandering
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From this reading They found H. J. Owens the next forenoon wandering hopelessly lost in the hills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
Weary
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From this reading Weary and Irish and Pink, who had run across him in a narrow canyon, fired pistol-shot signals to bring the others to the spot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For that matter, the Happy Family themselves were pretty sullen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Since killing him was barred, they tied his arms behind him and turned him toward the Flying U. He was sullen, like an animal that is trapped and will do nothing but lie flattened to the ground and glare red-eyed at its captors.
work
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From this reading They had fought fire for hours--and that is killing work; and they had been in the saddle ever since, looking for the Kid and for this man who rode bound in their midst.
