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Almost
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From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
Arthur
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From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
bit
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
brush
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
carried
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From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
ceased
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
CYRUS
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
earnestly
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From this reading "No, it was the sage brush," said Cyrus earnestly.
food
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From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
gave
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From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
go
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From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
GOOD-BY
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
grateful
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From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
Guy
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
Indians
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From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
man
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From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
means
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, it was the sage brush," said Cyrus earnestly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
picked
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
prairie
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
really
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
sage
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
said
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From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
saving
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
showed
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From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
speaking
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
up
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From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
water
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From this reading "Or it may have been the water and food you gave him," said Arthur.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Almost anybody would have been grateful for that."
wounded
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From this reading "The Indians carried it with them when they went to the wounded man and showed it to him before they told me that I could go.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "GOOD-BY CYRUS" "And do you really believe that that bit of sage brush, which anyone could have picked up on the prairie, was the means of saving your life?" inquired Guy, when Cyrus ceased speaking.
