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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 On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
actually
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From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
alongside
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
back
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
conversation
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
decent
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
didn't
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
Disappears
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From this reading Frosty Disappears.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
feel
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
Frosty
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From this reading Frosty Disappears.
get
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From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
glared
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From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
hard
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
he's
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
hello
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
humped
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
man
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
mood
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
mooning
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
much
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From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
overtook
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
pretty
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
ranch
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
round-up
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From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
said
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
see
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From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
shoulders
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
spurred
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
There
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From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
turned
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From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
up
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From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
uppish
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From this reading There was nothing in that for a man to get uppish about, but he turned and actually glared at me.
walk
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had left Frosty with the round-up, and I was pretty much surprised to see him here.
way
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From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I didn't feel in the mood for conversation, even with him; but, to be decent, I spurred up alongside and said hello, and where had he come from?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the way back to the ranch I overtook Frosty mooning along at a walk, with his shoulders humped in the way a man has when he's thinking pretty hard.
