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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 REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
all
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
any
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
arrest
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
baritone
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
conducted
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
desirable
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From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
died
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domain
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down
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
election
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From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
enough
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From this reading They had had enough of the old school of sheriffs who lived a few months gun in hand and died fighting from the saddle.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
fellow
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
few
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fighting
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finest
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
flourished
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had had enough of the old school of sheriffs who lived a few months gun in hand and died fighting from the saddle.
good-nature
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
gun
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Gus
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
hand
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From this reading They had had enough of the old school of sheriffs who lived a few months gun in hand and died fighting from the saddle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
held
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From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
important
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
inexhaustible
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
insinuatingly
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
knockers
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
laxness
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
leg
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
liked
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
lived
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lone
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made
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majority
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
manner
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mellow
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
MEN
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months
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more
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
Morris
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Morris's
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
office
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old
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one's
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
people
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perhaps
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
pointed
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ran
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From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
range
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
REAL
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request
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
riders
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saddle
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
sang
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
school
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From this reading They had had enough of the old school of sheriffs who lived a few months gun in hand and died fighting from the saddle.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
Sheriff
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sheriffs
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From this reading They had had enough of the old school of sheriffs who lived a few months gun in hand and died fighting from the saddle.
single
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slanderers
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smiled
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Some
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songs
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
spoke
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swore
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
ten
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
there
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
threw
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
triumphant
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From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
vast
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
very
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From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
voted
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From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These "knockers," however, were voted down by the vast majority, who swore that the sheriff was the finest fellow who ever threw leg over saddle.
way
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From this reading The office had never seemed desirable until Gus Morris ran for it and smiled his way to a triumphant election.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading REAL MEN Some people pointed out that Sheriff Gus Morris had never made a single important arrest in the ten years during which he had held office, and there were a few slanderers who spoke insinuatingly of the manner in which the lone riders flourished in Morris's domain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They liked him for his inexhaustible good-nature, the mellow baritone in which he sang the range songs at any one's request, and perhaps more than all, for the very laxness with which he conducted his work.
work
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years
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