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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 "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
ain't
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
beamed
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
best
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
Bill
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
BILL'S
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From this reading PINON BILL'S BLUFF.
BLUFFadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading PINON BILL'S BLUFF.
bogged
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
Burke
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
calc'lations
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
call
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
camp
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
Cattleman
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
cuttin
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
Deef
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
doubt
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
downs
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
evidently
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
figger
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
freight
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
game
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From this reading "Pinon Bill is reckoned a hard game.
gets
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
gun
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
hard
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From this reading "Pinon Bill is reckoned a hard game.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
He's
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
hoss
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
how
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
humors
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
it's
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
Jack
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
leaves
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
Moore
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
more'n
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
narrative
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
now
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
Old
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
only
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
pack
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
PINON
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From this reading PINON BILL'S BLUFF.
public
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
pulls
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
reckoned
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From this reading "Pinon Bill is reckoned a hard game.
regarded
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
saddle-girths
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
sagacious
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
said
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
some
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
stakes
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
States
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
tells
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
then
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
up
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
widespread
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
Wolfville
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From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
Woman
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From this reading "It tells how Pinon Bill gets a hoss on Jack Moore; leaves the camp bogged up to the saddle-girths in doubt about who downs Burke; an' stakes the Deef Woman so she pulls her freight for the States.
you-all
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From this reading "This narrative is what you-all might call some widespread," said the Old Cattleman, as he beamed upon me, evidently in the best of humors.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He's only in Wolfville now an' then, an' ain't cuttin' no figger in public calc'lations more'n it's regarded as sagacious to pack your gun while Pinon Bill's about.
