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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 They needs a heap of watchin' an' herdin'.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
ain't
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They needs a heap of watchin' an' herdin'.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
band
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
bein
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
Cattleman
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
contemplated
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
cow
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
crown
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
Dave
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From this reading The Grinding of Dave Tutt.
disp'sition
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
down
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From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
emphatic
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
environed
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
exactly
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
eye
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
fillin
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
Grinding
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From this reading The Grinding of Dave Tutt.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
he's
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
heap
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From this reading They needs a heap of watchin' an' herdin'.
herdin
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From this reading They needs a heap of watchin' an' herdin'.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
himse'f
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
jedgment
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
keepin
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
knowed
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From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
lookin
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From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
merits
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From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
needs
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From this reading They needs a heap of watchin' an' herdin'.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Grinding of Dave Tutt.
off
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
Old
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
ornery
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
people
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
plenty
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From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
punchers
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
queer
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
rattlesnake
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
restless
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
safe
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
said
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
sombrero
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
Stevenson
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From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Grinding of Dave Tutt.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They needs a heap of watchin' an' herdin'.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
TracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
Turkey
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From this reading I knowed one by the name of Stevenson down on the Turkey Track, as merits plenty of lookin' after.
Tutt
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From this reading The Grinding of Dave Tutt.
up
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
watchin
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From this reading They needs a heap of watchin' an' herdin'.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
yere
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From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said the Old Cattleman, as he took off his sombrero and contemplated the rattlesnake band which environed the crown, "cow- punchers is queer people.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This yere Stevenson ain't exactly ornery; but bein' restless, an' with a disp'sition to be emphatic whenever he's fillin' himse'f up, keepin' your eye on him is good, safe jedgment.
