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6
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
accident
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
angle
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From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
attention
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
away
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
Billy
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From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
bought
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From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
Buttes
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
canyon
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
cattle
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
claim
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
clear
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
condition
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
corral
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
day
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
desert
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
down
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
dozen
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From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
end
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
extended
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
eye
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
eyes
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
fact
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From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
fall
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
GET
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
Hardup
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From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
head
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From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
hidden
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
high
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
hills
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
incentive
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
keen
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
keeping
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
late
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
lay
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
looking
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
Louise
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From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
new
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From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
north
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
off
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
out
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
paid
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
past
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From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
places
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
range
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
reached
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
riding
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
rode
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
saw
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
sheer
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
sight
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From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
soft
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
stock
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From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
straying
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From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
sweep
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
taken
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From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And since he rode up at an angle different from the one Billy Louise had taken, the corral was directly beneath him--so directly, in fact, that half of it was hidden from sight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
there
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
Three
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
tracks
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
up
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From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
use
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
vision
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From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
Ward
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
west
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading By sheer accident he rode up to the canyon where the little corral lay hidden at the end, and looked down.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading So, having keen eyes and the incentive to use them, he paid attention to stock tracks in the soft places, and he saw everything within the sweep of his vision; and, since the day was clear and fine, his range of vision, when he reached a high point, extended to the Three Buttes away out in the desert.
WON'T
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
Y
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From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had bought another dozen head of mixed stock, over toward Hardup, and they were not yet past the point of straying off their new range.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU WON'T GET ME AGAIN" One day late in the fall, Ward was riding the hills off to the north and west of his claim, looking at the condition of the range there and keeping an eye out for Y6 cattle.
