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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 MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
all
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
almost
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
argued
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
away
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
bait
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
beard
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
bearded
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
black
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
blue
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
boulder
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
brutes
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
bunches
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
caught
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
cavernnounUS /ˈkæv.ərn/
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
curling
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
depth
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
down
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
drink
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
drops
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
eyes
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
fell
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
fellow
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
ferocity
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
gazed
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
git
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
got
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
grab
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
greeted
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
hair
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
Hello
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
horse
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
huge
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
human
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
I'll
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
Isham
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
like
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
man-trap
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
MESHACKATEE
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
mouth
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
near
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
nod
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
noise
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
nose
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
off
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
Olympian
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
out
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
pardner
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
piles
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
prisoner
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
ready
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
revealed
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
rider
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
rock
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
rolling
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
savagery
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
Scarborough
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
Scarboroughs
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
second
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
sees
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
shoot
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
shot
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
small
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
smile
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
snared
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
snubbed
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From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
strands
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
there
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
they've
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
too
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From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
towsled
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
trails
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
wampus
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From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
wasn't
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
Well
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MESHACKATEE The man-trap of the Scarboroughs had caught a wampus when it snared this second rider of the trails.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
Winchester
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From this reading Well by grab, I never thought, after all I been through, to git caught with a bait like that; but when I sees that rock I piles off my horse and drops down to git me a drink, and I'll be shot if Isham Scarborough wasn't right behind that boulder with his Winchester ready to shoot.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His nose was small and snubbed, his mouth a cavern of noise, and the rolling blue eyes revealed a depth of ferocity which argued him near to the brutes; yet as he gazed at his fellow prisoner the savagery fell away from him and his smile was almost human.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hello there, pardner," he greeted with a nod, "so they've got you in here, too.
Zeus
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From this reading He was huge, and bearded like Olympian Zeus--a black, curling beard which stood out in bunches beneath strands of long, towsled hair.
