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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 Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
action
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From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
agonies
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
all
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
altogether
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From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
beef
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
best
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
Big
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
Block
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
colored
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From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
craftily
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From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
cunning
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From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
days
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
definite
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From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
dominant
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From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
effect
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From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
environment
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From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
escape
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From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
evil
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From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
feet
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
fellows
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From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
few
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
herd
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
idioms
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From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
indignities
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
influences
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From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
internally
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
man
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From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
Mark
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
misery
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
move
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
moved
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From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
net
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
policy
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From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
put
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From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
resolution
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
Robin
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
S
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
Sandy
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
seething
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
shame
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
sight
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
snared
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
speech
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From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
spite
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
spread
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
Steele
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
stockyards
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From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
suffering
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No man can altogether escape the dominant influences of his environment.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
unresented
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From this reading Robin, in spite of his resolution not to be snared in the net Mark Steele spread for his feet, found himself seething internally, found himself suffering all the agonies of shame for indignities unresented, passed over in silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was moved by a definite policy born of cunning and craftily put into effect.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading For good or evil his thought and action must be colored by the thought and action of his fellows, as his speech will be colored by the current idioms.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Steele did his best to make his life a misery during the few days it took the Block S to move its beef herd within sight of the Big Sandy stockyards.
