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Vandemark's Folly
Vandemark's Folly

Chapter VIII

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MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.
Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.
It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.
My teams never got the heaves when I fed prairie hay.
It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.
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Vandemark's Folly

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.
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Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.
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It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.
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My teams never got the heaves when I fed prairie hay.
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It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.”

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “My teams never got the heaves when I fed prairie hay.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.”

Waste noun US /weɪst/

an empty, uncultivated area of land

From this reading “Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.”

Wonderful noun US /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.”

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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 Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

acres

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

ADDITION

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

all

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

best

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

cattle

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

clear

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

clover

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

corn

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

cost

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

cured

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

dollars

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

dry

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

dust

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

EMBARRASSING

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

fall

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

fed

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From this reading My teams never got the heaves when I fed prairie hay.

feeding

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

fifteen

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

foresight

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

going

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

got

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

grass

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

graveled

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From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

ground

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

hadn't

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

Hay

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

heaves

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From this reading My teams never got the heaves when I fed prairie hay.

horsemen

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

just

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From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

labor

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

like

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From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

LOAD

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

made

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

Madison

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

millions

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading My teams never got the heaves when I fed prairie hay.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

old

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

original

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

pay

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From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

pound

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

prairie

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From this reading My teams never got the heaves when I fed prairie hay.

prefer

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

price

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From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

producer

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

put

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

putting

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

RECEIVES

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

Rucker

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

season

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From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

sixty

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From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

some

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading It graveled me like sixty to pay such a price, but I had to do it because the season was just between hay and grass.

supply

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From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

sweet-smelling

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

tame

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

teams

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From this reading My teams never got the heaves when I fed prairie hay.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

there

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

timothy

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

ton

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

up

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

value

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

warm

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

wastenounUS /weɪst/

an empty, uncultivated area of land

From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

weather

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From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading MY LOAD RECEIVES AN EMBARRASSING ADDITION I still had some corn for my cattle, of the original supply which I had got from Rucker in Madison.

wild

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.

wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It hadn't quite the feeding value, pound for pound, that the best timothy and clover has; but it was a wonderful hay that could be put up in the clear weather of the fall when the ground is dry and warm, and cured so as to be free from dust.

year's

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From this reading Hay was fifteen dollars a ton, and all it cost the producer was a year's foresight and the labor of putting it up; for there were millions of acres of wild grass going to waste which made the sweet-smelling hay that old horsemen still prefer to tame hay.