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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 I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
Arizona
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As often chanced, however, the question bore fruit in a story.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
bore
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From this reading As often chanced, however, the question bore fruit in a story.
Cattleman
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From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
chanced
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From this reading As often chanced, however, the question bore fruit in a story.
character
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From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
cuts
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
don't
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
drifted
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
fact's
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From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
former
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
friend
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
fruit
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From this reading As often chanced, however, the question bore fruit in a story.
given
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As often chanced, however, the question bore fruit in a story.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
liquor
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
many
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
mentions
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
met
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From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
often
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From this reading As often chanced, however, the question bore fruit in a story.
Old
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From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
once
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
picket-pin
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From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As often chanced, however, the question bore fruit in a story.
rambles
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From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
recalled
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
reckon
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
recollections
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From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
sore
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
strayed
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From this reading If I does, the fact's done pulled its picket-pin an' strayed from my recollections."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
Suggesting
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From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
trail
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
WILKINS
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
Wilson
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
Wolfville
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From this reading Suggesting "Wilson" to the Old Cattleman, I asked if he had met with such a name and character in his Wolfville rambles.
years
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From this reading I had recalled the name of a former friend, one Wilson, who, sore given to liquor, had drifted to Arizona many years before and disappeared.
yere
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From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE STORY OF WILKINS "No; I don't reckon I ever cuts the trail of this yere Wilson you mentions, once.
