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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 The posse, to a man, swung sullenly to the ground.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
bloody
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
blown
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
boss
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
boys
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
breasts
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
breathing
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By God, we'll get him yet!
called
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
chosen
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
close
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
completely
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
dreads
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
dripping
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
fifteen
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
finished
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
foam
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
Gasney
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
get
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From this reading “By God, we'll get him yet!
God
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From this reading “By God, we'll get him yet!
going
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
ground
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From this reading The posse, to a man, swung sullenly to the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
hanging
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
heads
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “By God, we'll get him yet!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
horses
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
Johnny
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
laboring
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
man
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From this reading The posse, to a man, swung sullenly to the ground.
mounts
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
mouths
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
posse
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
puffing
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
rattle
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
Rickett
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
rider
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
rode
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
run
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
rush
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
saddle
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
salt
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
seven
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
sides
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
speed
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
St
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
staggering
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
sullenly
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From this reading The posse, to a man, swung sullenly to the ground.
swung
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From this reading The posse, to a man, swung sullenly to the ground.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
top
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
up
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
Vincent
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
we'll
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From this reading “By God, we'll get him yet!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
wheezed
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From this reading The horses from St. Vincent already wheezed from the run, but the mounts of the posse were staggering completely blown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
Who's
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From this reading “Who's boss, boys?” called Johnny Gasney, puffing in his saddle as he rode up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
worth
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From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ever since they left Rickett they had been going at close to top speed and the last rush finished them; at least seven of that chosen fifteen would never be worth their salt again, and they stood with hanging heads, bloody foam upon their breasts and dripping from their mouths, their sides laboring, and breathing with that rattle which the rider dreads.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “By God, we'll get him yet!
