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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 John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
adoration
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From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
adventure
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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
Angel
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audience
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away
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Babe
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back
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became
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become
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From this reading She was very pretty, the little Marcelina, now that she had become a woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
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Billy
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blithely
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breathing
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breathless
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buckled
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catechism
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From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
cowboys
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Crittenden
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Crossing
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devotee
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died
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down
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drunken
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extra
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far
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fluttered
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flying
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forth
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
frontier
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general
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grace
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From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
guns
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
hang-out
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
high
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
HOME
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hostile
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hovered
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Billy Veniro" was the theme—that long, sad tale of the far frontier—sung in tragic tenor to a breathless audience of one.
John
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late
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was very pretty, the little Marcelina, now that she had become a woman.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Billy Veniro" was the theme—that long, sad tale of the far frontier—sung in tragic tenor to a breathless audience of one.
low
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From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
Marcelina
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men
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minstrel
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more
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Muse
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noisy
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now
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From this reading She was very pretty, the little Marcelina, now that she had become a woman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Billy Veniro" was the theme—that long, sad tale of the far frontier—sung in tragic tenor to a breathless audience of one.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
Peace
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pretty
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From this reading She was very pretty, the little Marcelina, now that she had become a woman.
quiet
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From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
religious
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From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
rode
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sad
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From this reading "Billy Veniro" was the theme—that long, sad tale of the far frontier—sung in tragic tenor to a breathless audience of one.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very pretty, the little Marcelina, now that she had become a woman.
shouting
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shrine
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Sisters
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From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
store
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sung
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sweetness
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From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
tale
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taught
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From this reading The Sisters had taught her her catechism and something more—the grace and sweetness that come from religious adoration, and the quiet of the cell.
temple
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tenor
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From this reading "Billy Veniro" was the theme—that long, sad tale of the far frontier—sung in tragic tenor to a breathless audience of one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Billy Veniro" was the theme—that long, sad tale of the far frontier—sung in tragic tenor to a breathless audience of one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
theme
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threats
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
Tonto
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tragic
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trail
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tumult
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up
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From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
Upton
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From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
Veniro
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From this reading "Billy Veniro" was the theme—that long, sad tale of the far frontier—sung in tragic tenor to a breathless audience of one.
Venus
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From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
Verde
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From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
very
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From this reading She was very pretty, the little Marcelina, now that she had become a woman.
war
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From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
WELCOME
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From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Upton rode back up the Tonto trail still breathing forth hostile threats; Crittenden and his men buckled on their extra guns and rode blithely out to the adventure; and the store, from being a general hang-out for noisy and drunken cowboys, became once more a shrine to Venus and a temple of the Muse, with Babe the minstrel and Marcelina the devotee.
woman
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From this reading She was very pretty, the little Marcelina, now that she had become a woman.
words
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From this reading WELCOME HOME After the war of words was over and the tumult and shouting had died away, the Angel of Peace, which had been flying high of late, fluttered down and hovered low over Verde Crossing.
