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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 SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
also
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From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
armed
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From this reading A younger reformer would have met armed resistance.
away
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
bought
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
clear
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
closing
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
cowpunchers
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
Cumberland
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
day
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From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
declared
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
desert
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
determination
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
dusty
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
forgave
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From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
general
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
gloom
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A younger reformer would have met armed resistance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
Joe
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
landscape
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
leagues
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
man
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From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
meant
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
met
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From this reading A younger reformer would have met armed resistance.
miles
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
Morgan
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From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
Morgan's
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
oasis
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
old
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
only
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From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
out
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
partially
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From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
place
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
plunged
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
reformer
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From this reading A younger reformer would have met armed resistance.
resistance
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From this reading A younger reformer would have met armed resistance.
sad
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From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
saloon
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
SHOOTS
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From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
SILENT
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From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
store
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
thereby
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They partially forgave Cumberland, but only because he was an old man.
thirsty
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From this reading Morgan's place was miles away from the next oasis in the desert and the closing meant dusty, thirsty leagues of added journey to every man in the neighbourhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
up
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From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SILENT SHOOTS It was a great day and also a sad one for Morgan.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His general store and saloon had been bought out by old Joe Cumberland, who declared a determination to clear up the landscape, and thereby plunged the cowpunchers in gloom.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A younger reformer would have met armed resistance.
younger
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From this reading A younger reformer would have met armed resistance.
