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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 "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
ag'in
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
ain't
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
air
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
allows
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
arises
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
beamin
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
brief
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
callin
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From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
catches
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
Cattleman
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
cuts
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
don't
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
Dumb
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From this reading How the Dumb Man Rode.
enough
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
fast
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
frank
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
friendly
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
gent
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
gettin
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
he's
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
hire
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
How
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From this reading How the Dumb Man Rode.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
I'm
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
incident
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
Injun
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
It's
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
jolt
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
letters
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
like
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
Man
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From this reading How the Dumb Man Rode.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
mebby
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
mornin
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
Now
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
o
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
Old
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
pard
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From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
people
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
post-office
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
projectin
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
reckon
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
remarked
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
remarks
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From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
Rode
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From this reading How the Dumb Man Rode.
round
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
sa'nters
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From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
sech
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From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
sees
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
shore
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
small
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From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
some
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From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
sort
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
states
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From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I sees he's good people fast enough; still I allows a small, brief jolt mebby does hire good.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the Dumb Man Rode.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
trail
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It's this mornin', an' I'm gettin' letters, as I states, when I catches this old party sort o' beamin' on me frank an' free, like he's shore a friendly Injun.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
yere
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From this reading "Now, I don't reckon none," remarked the Old Cattleman with a confidential air, "this yere dumb man' incident ever arises to my mind ag'in, if it ain't for a gent whose trail I cuts while I'm projectin' 'round the post-office for letters.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At last he sa'nters over an' remarks, 'Whatever is your callin', pard?' or some sech bluff as that.
