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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 In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
absolute
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
according
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
account
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
acting
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
affront
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
arrival
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
belief
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
better
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
braces
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
camp
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
code
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
compunctions
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
concerned
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From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
Cross
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
day
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
deeper
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
Demon
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
determination
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
devices
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
Double
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
equator
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From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
excuse
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
Eye
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
family
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
Ford
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
Ford's
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
friends
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
harp
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
held
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
hills
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
home
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
hot-tempered
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From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
inaction
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
intemperance
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From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
issues
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
known
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
lives
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
man
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
manifest
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
Mason
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
Mason's
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
matter
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
men
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
mentioned
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
miles
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
month
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
night
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
Opens
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
own
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
people
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From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
perhaps
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
place
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
political
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From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
ranch
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
rode
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
rule
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
sheltered
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
spent
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
stayed
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From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
storm
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
subject
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From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
taking
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From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
ten
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
town
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
true
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From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
unrest
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From this reading For that month, it had been as though the subject of intemperance concerned them as little as the political unrest of a hot-tempered people beyond the equator.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
wagons
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
way
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mason, taking the inaction as an excuse, rode home to his family and left Ford to his own devices with no compunctions whatever.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It is true that neither had mentioned the matter since the day of Ford's arrival at the ranch; men do not, as a rule, harp upon the deeper issues within their lives.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He should, perhaps, have known better; but he was acting upon his belief that nothing so braces a man as the absolute confidence of his friends, and to have stayed in camp on Ford's account would, according to Mason's code, have been an affront to Ford's manifest determination to "make good."
Yawns
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From this reading In Which the Demon Opens an Eye and Yawns A storm held the Double Cross wagons in a sheltered place in the hills, ten miles from the little town where Ford had spent a night on his way to the ranch a month before.
