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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 "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
air
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From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
all
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From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
any
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As it is--" Ward smoked two cigarettes and scowled at the scenery.
awhile
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From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
back
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
Blotched
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
brands
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
Buck
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
calculated
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
casting
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
certainty
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From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
cigarettes
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From this reading As it is--" Ward smoked two cigarettes and scowled at the scenery.
circles
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From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
close
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
cold
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
corral
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
counted
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
deduced
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From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
down
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
eliminate
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
feet
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
friend
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
GOING
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
got
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
guess
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
HANG
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
he'd
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
He'll
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From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
how
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
I'M
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
known
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
like
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
man
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
method
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
much
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
Olney
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
once
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
OUT
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
possible
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
proceed
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
put
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
retouched
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
risk
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He'll be running around in circles for awhile, all right," he deduced with an air of certainty.
scenery
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From this reading As it is--" Ward smoked two cigarettes and scowled at the scenery.
scowled
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From this reading As it is--" Ward smoked two cigarettes and scowled at the scenery.
smoked
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From this reading As it is--" Ward smoked two cigarettes and scowled at the scenery.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
too
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
trailing
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
tried
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
trouble
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
two
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From this reading As it is--" Ward smoked two cigarettes and scowled at the scenery.
underhand
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From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
unsuspecting
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
very
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
Ward
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
well
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
work
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From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
yarnnounUS /jɑrn/
an informal story or conversation
From this reading "Blotched brands he'd know was my work; and he could have put it on me, too, with a good yarn about trailing me so close I got cold feet.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU OUT AND HANG YOU" The trouble with a man like Buck Olney is that you can never be sure of his method, except that it will be underhand and calculated to eliminate as much as possible any risk to himself.
youth
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From this reading Ward, casting back into his memory--he had known Buck Olney very well, once upon a time, and in his unsuspecting youth had counted him a friend--tried to guess how Buck would proceed when he went down to that corral and found how those brands had been retouched.
