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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 _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
aloud
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
Billy
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From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
brain
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
Brown
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
bunk-house
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
business
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
busy
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
came
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
Celebrate
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From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
charge
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
chuckling
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
coming
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
completed
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
content
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
corrals
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
country
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
crowd
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
Day
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From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
days
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From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
deep
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
delicious
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From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
Dill
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
Double-Crank
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
eating
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
exceedingly
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
exile
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
feet
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
find
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
followed
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From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
forty-dollar
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
fresh
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
full
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
giving
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
going
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
head
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
Hell
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
helped
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
heretofore
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
horses
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
house
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
instead
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
Jawbreaker
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
joys
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
kept
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
laughed
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
like
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From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
location
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
making
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
man
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
merely
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
miracle
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
mostly
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
much
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From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
now
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
old
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
ordering
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
orders
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
own
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
path
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
possession
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
pretty
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
puncher
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
push
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
realization
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
receive
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
riding
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
round-up
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
sacred
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
said
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
search
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
serve
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
sleeping
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
soon
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
sorrows
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
stable
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
stress
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
tasting
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
too
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
undertone
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
uneasily
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
up
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
use
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
wake
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
walking
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
wandering
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From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
wear
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The Day We Celebrate._ The days that followed were to Billy much like a delicious dream.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sometimes he laughed aloud unexpectedly, and said, "Hell!" in a chuckling undertone when came fresh realization of the miracle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
wondering
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
wont
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From this reading They were in possession of the Double-Crank, now--he in full charge, walking the path which his own feet, when he was merely a "forty-dollar puncher," had helped wear deep to the stable and corrals; giving orders where he had been wont to receive them; riding horses which he had long completed, but which had heretofore been kept sacred to the use of Jawbreaker and old Brown himself; eating and sleeping in the house with Dill instead of making one of the crowd in the bunk-house; ordering the coming and going of the round-up crew and tasting to the full the joys--and the sorrows--of being "head push" where he had for long been content to serve.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes he stopped short and wondered uneasily if he would wake up pretty soon to find that he was still an exile from the Double-Crank, wandering with Dill over the country in search of a location.
young
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From this reading But mostly he was an exceedingly busy young man, with hands and brain too full of the stress of business to do much wondering.
