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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
arms
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
badly
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From this reading His hand on the shoulder of Shorty, he cried: "Is he badly burned?"
Ben
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
big
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From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading "Shot," said Kilrain bitterly, "by the tenderfoot; done for."
burden
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
burned
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From this reading His hand on the shoulder of Shorty, he cried: "Is he badly burned?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Shot," said Kilrain bitterly, "by the tenderfoot; done for."
Calamity
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
cowpunchers
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hand on the shoulder of Shorty, he cried: "Is he badly burned?"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shot," said Kilrain bitterly, "by the tenderfoot; done for."
door
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
DrewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great form of William Drew loomed through the night.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
FINISH
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
flames
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
fled
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
form
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From this reading The great form of William Drew loomed through the night.
frame
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
gathered
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
go
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From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great form of William Drew loomed through the night.
hand
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From this reading His hand on the shoulder of Shorty, he cried: "Is he badly burned?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His hand on the shoulder of Shorty, he cried: "Is he badly burned?"
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His hand on the shoulder of Shorty, he cried: "Is he badly burned?"
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
Kilrain
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
lanky
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
loomed
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From this reading The great form of William Drew loomed through the night.
man
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
NASH
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night
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From this reading The great form of William Drew loomed through the night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His hand on the shoulder of Shorty, he cried: "Is he badly burned?"
out
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
pain
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From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
red
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
said
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From this reading "Shot," said Kilrain bitterly, "by the tenderfoot; done for."
Shorty
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
Shot
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From this reading "Shot," said Kilrain bitterly, "by the tenderfoot; done for."
shoulder
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From this reading His hand on the shoulder of Shorty, he cried: "Is he badly burned?"
shrill
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From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
spurt
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
staggered
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
STARTS
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
stooped
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
strange
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From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
tenderfoot
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From this reading "Shot," said Kilrain bitterly, "by the tenderfoot; done for."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
voice
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From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was strange to hear the big voice go shrill with pain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
William
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From this reading The great form of William Drew loomed through the night.
windows
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From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NASH STARTS THE FINISH Through the windows and the door the cowpunchers fled from the red spurt of the flames, each man for himself, except Shorty Kilrain, who stooped, gathered the lanky frame of Calamity Ben into his arms, and staggered out with his burden.
