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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 He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's Going to Be an Uphill Climb!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
any
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
backsliding
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's Going to Be an Uphill Climb!"
Buddy
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
came
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From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
charge
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
Climb
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From this reading "It's Going to Be an Uphill Climb!"
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
corker
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From this reading "I tell you, Ford, that kid's a corker!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
discomfiture
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
drunkard
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
easily
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
Ford
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From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
funny
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
Going
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From this reading "It's Going to Be an Uphill Climb!"
grimly
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
hand-grips
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From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you, Ford, that kid's a corker!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
involving
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
It's
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From this reading "It's Going to Be an Uphill Climb!"
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
Josephine
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
Kate
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
kid's
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From this reading "I tell you, Ford, that kid's a corker!
leaving
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
made
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
Mason
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
middle
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
moral
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From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
opening
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
opportunity
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
perhaps
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From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
presenting
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
protected
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
ranch
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
risk
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
saw
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
show
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
sign
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
story
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
subject
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I tell you, Ford, that kid's a corker!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
three-cornered
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's Going to Be an Uphill Climb!"
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
up
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From this reading He had made up his mind that Mason must be told of his backsliding, and protected from the risk of leaving a drunkard in charge of his ranch.
Uphill
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From this reading "It's Going to Be an Uphill Climb!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
weakling
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From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
whisky
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From this reading Ford was no moral weakling except, perhaps, when whisky and he came to hand-grips.
women
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From this reading And when he saw that the opportunity for opening the subject easily did not show any sign of presenting itself, he grimly interrupted Mason in the middle of a funny story about Josephine and Buddy and Kate, involving themselves in a three-cornered argument to the complete discomfiture of the women.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you, Ford, that kid's a corker!
