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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 His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
all
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
amazed
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
architecture
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
arrived
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From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
bruises
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
cattle
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From this reading Rex knew nothing of the cattle country.
caught
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From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
Cañonville
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From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
City
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From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
country
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From this reading Rex knew nothing of the cattle country.
discolored
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
dollars
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
dusty
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
eye
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
face
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
five
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
horse-drawn
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
knew
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From this reading Rex knew nothing of the cattle country.
left
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
men
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
Mesa
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From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
Morgan
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From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
morning
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From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Rex knew nothing of the cattle country.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
office
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From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
pair
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
purchased
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
rather
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
remembered
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From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
Rex
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From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
ride
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From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
right
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
sign
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From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
stage
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From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
still
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
street
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that same morning Rex Morgan arrived at Cañonville.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
there
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stage office sign caught his eye, and he remembered that he must ride by stage to Mesa City.
trousers
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From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
vehicles
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His right eye was still discolored and there were bruises on his face, but he had purchased a pair of trousers, and still had five dollars left.
wide-hatted
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From this reading Cañonville rather amazed him: the architecture, the dusty street, all horse-drawn vehicles, wide-hatted men.
