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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 The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
activities
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
afoot
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From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
always
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
Block
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
Brooklyn-born
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
camp
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
cattleman
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
cent
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
circulation
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
color
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
contrary
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
dependent
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
down
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From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
dozen
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
eighty
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
existence
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
far
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
few
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
fiction
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
five
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
flocks
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
good-natured
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
guarded
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From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
head
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
helped
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
herders
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
horseback
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From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
hundred
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
lent
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
less
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
man
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From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
men
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
mile
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
minor
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
money
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
night
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
odor
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
others
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
outfit
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
own
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
owned
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
owner
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
population
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
put
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
radius
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
ranches
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
region
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
riot
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
S
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
sheep
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
sheep-masters
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
shepherd
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From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
small
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
souls
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
staged
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
stock
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
ten
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
tended
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From this reading The man on horseback tended to look down on the shepherd who guarded his flocks afoot.
tenders
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From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
There
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
three
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From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
throats
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From this reading Brooklyn-born fiction to the contrary, the cattleman and the sheep owner were not always at each others’ throats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
town
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From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Block S outfit, far into that night, staged a good-natured minor riot in a town whose population of something less than a hundred souls was eighty per cent dependent on Block S activities for its existence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few sheep-masters with flocks and herders and camp tenders helped put money in circulation there and lent a color--and odor--of their own to the region.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There were half a dozen small ranches within a ten mile radius, men who owned from three to five hundred head of stock.
