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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 hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
answer
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
astride
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
bead
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Presently Belle-Ann looked up into the pensive face behind her.
Belle-Ann
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From this reading Presently Belle-Ann looked up into the pensive face behind her.
BELLE-ANN'S
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
Boon's
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
Buddy
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
cabin
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
callin
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
contented
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
couldn't
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
CREED
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
didn't
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
divined
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
down
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
ear
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
face
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
first
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
fo
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
Ford
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
grin
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
haid
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
happily
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
hed
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
heered
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently Belle-Ann looked up into the pensive face behind her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
hit
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
horse
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Presently Belle-Ann looked up into the pensive face behind her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
jest
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
kill
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
leading
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
Lem
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
looked
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From this reading Presently Belle-Ann looked up into the pensive face behind her.
looking
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
mountain
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
mutual
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
nearly
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
off
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
officers
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
pensive
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From this reading Presently Belle-Ann looked up into the pensive face behind her.
Presently
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From this reading Presently Belle-Ann looked up into the pensive face behind her.
prisoner
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
probed
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
RECANTED
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
rode
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
sake
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
Sap
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
shot
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
snake's
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
splendid
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
sullen
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
th
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
then
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
three
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
touched
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
trail
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From this reading BELLE-ANN'S RECANTED CREED In mutual contented silence they stood looking after the three officers leading their sullen prisoner down the mountain trail toward Boon's Ford.
two
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
up
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From this reading Presently Belle-Ann looked up into the pensive face behind her.
voice
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
wholesome
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
Why
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From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
years
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From this reading With the first wholesome grin that had touched his face for nearly two years, Buddy rode on toward the cabin astride Belle-Ann's splendid horse.
yore
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From this reading "I hed a bead on his ear when I heered yore voice, Belle-Ann--I heered yore voice a callin' 'fo' my sake'--an' I jest couldn't do hit--then I shot th' snake's haid off."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why didn't you kill Sap, Lem?" she probed, though its answer had been happily divined.
