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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 How Wolfville Made a Jest.
a-way
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
airs
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
all
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
assumed
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
bein
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From this reading "Don't make no mistaken notions about Wolfville bein' a idle an' a dangerous camp.
bulgin
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
camp
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
cashin
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
Cattleman
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
comes
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
contrary
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From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
conversational
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
dangerous
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From this reading "Don't make no mistaken notions about Wolfville bein' a idle an' a dangerous camp.
depressed
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
dies
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
diverts
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't make no mistaken notions about Wolfville bein' a idle an' a dangerous camp.
enough
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
Froude
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
game
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From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
gets
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From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
handy
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
home
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From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
How
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From this reading How Wolfville Made a Jest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
idle
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From this reading "Don't make no mistaken notions about Wolfville bein' a idle an' a dangerous camp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
It's
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
Jest
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From this reading How Wolfville Made a Jest.
jestice
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From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
Made
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From this reading How Wolfville Made a Jest.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't make no mistaken notions about Wolfville bein' a idle an' a dangerous camp.
man
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From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
mistaken
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From this reading "Don't make no mistaken notions about Wolfville bein' a idle an' a dangerous camp.
nacheral
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
needc
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Don't make no mistaken notions about Wolfville bein' a idle an' a dangerous camp.
notions
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From this reading "Don't make no mistaken notions about Wolfville bein' a idle an' a dangerous camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
off
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
Old
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
ourse'fs
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
Rainbow
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
reelaxatin
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
Sam
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
sees
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
Service
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
sharp
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
shorely
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From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
Signal
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
soon
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
squar
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From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
tells
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
turns
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From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
up
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
we're
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
we-all
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From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which on the contrary, Wolfville is shorely the home of jestice, an' a squar' man gets a squar' game every time.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You sees we're that depressed about Rainbow cashin' in, we needc reelaxatin that a-way, so we-all nacheral enough diverts ourse'fs with this Signal party who comes bulgin' up all handy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
Wolfville
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From this reading How Wolfville Made a Jest.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's soon after that time I tells you of when Rainbow Sam dies off," and the Old Cattleman assumed the airs of a conversational Froude, "when the camp turns in an' has its little jest with the Signal Service sharp.
