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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 All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
admit
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From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
All
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
apply
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
Babcock
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From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
bins
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
blow
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
can't
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
Co
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
coal
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From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
contract
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From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
Crane
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From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
defied
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
Duffy
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
fellows
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
fence
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
fist
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
flying
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
fort
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From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
friend
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
got
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From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
government
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
head
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
hole
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
inspects
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
kick
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
Lathers
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
lose
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
low
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
margin
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
McGaw
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
money
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
mother
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
named
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
names
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
out
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
place
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
please
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
price
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
quality
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
quarter-master-sergeant
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
sent
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
Sergeant
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
spirit
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
splinters
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
sweetheart
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Babcock could not but admit that Crane might be right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
There's
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
ugly
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
undaunted
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
unloading
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
want
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From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
wants
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From this reading “The quarter-master-sergeant who inspects it--Sergeant Duffy--has a friend named McGaw who wants to do the unloading into the government bins.
We've
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From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
wife
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
woman
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From this reading All the names which could apply to a woman who had been sweetheart, wife, and mother seemed out of place when he thought of this undaunted spirit who had defied Lathers, and with one blow of her fist sent the splinters of a fence flying about his head.
year's
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From this reading “We've got the year's contract for coal at the fort,” continued Crane.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's a low price on the coal, and there's no margin for anybody; and if Duffy should kick about the quality of the coal,--and you can't please these fellows if they want to be ugly,--Crane & Co. will be in a hole, and lose money on the contract.
