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7
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From this reading The J7 riders were all in camp.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
affording
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
all
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From this reading The J7 riders were all in camp.
also
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
Benton
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
best
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
Big
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From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
boss
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From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
camp
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From this reading The J7 riders were all in camp.
cattlemen
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
Coats
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
completeness
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
Connors
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
contest
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From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
county
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
cover
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
cow
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
cow-puncher
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
dark
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
day
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
deputies
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
easy
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
effortless
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
face
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
feasted
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From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
following
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
Fort
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
general
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From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
glance
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
hand
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
horse
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
J
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From this reading The J7 riders were all in camp.
job
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
jogged
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
known
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
law
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
longingly
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
man
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
marauder
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
occasional
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
officer
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
out
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
own
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
pay
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
political
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
protection
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
purposes
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
remaining
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
rested
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
rider
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
riders
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From this reading The J7 riders were all in camp.
riding
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
rig
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
Robin
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
rode
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
roll
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
roughriding
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From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
Sam
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
Sandy
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From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
sat
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
say
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
security
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
sheriff
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
speak
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From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
status
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
stock
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
sunburned
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
thirty
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
Tom
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
too
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From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
Tyler
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
typical
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
very
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From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
wagon
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From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
way
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From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
well
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From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The J7 riders were all in camp.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Sam Connors was a cow-puncher, but he was also another of Tom Coats’ deputies, a dark horse on the county pay roll, his status as an officer of the law remaining under cover for purposes best known to a sheriff whose security in a political job rested on affording protection to cattlemen against the occasional marauder who looked too longingly on stock not his own.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
won
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From this reading They had feasted, so to speak, won a roughriding contest in Big Sandy.
world
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From this reading They were very well pleased with themselves, with their wagon boss, with the world in general.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Another rider jogged beside Robin Tyler when he rode out of Fort Benton the following day, a man about thirty, a typical cow hand one would say from a glance at his sunburned face, the easy effortless way he sat his horse, the completeness of his riding rig.
