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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 That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
a-way
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
accident
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From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
air
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
bashfully
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From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
bet
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From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
calls
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
cats
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From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
Cattleman
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
considerate
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
don't
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
em
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
equipped
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
favour
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
feels
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
forces
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
furtive
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
gent
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
hears
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From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
hills
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
Hunt
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
hurt
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From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
it's
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
lions
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
meet
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
mighty
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
more
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
mountain
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
observed
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
Old
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
one's
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From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
Panther
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
Panthers
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
pirootin
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
plenty
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
sapient
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
say
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
sedyoolous
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
sees
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From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
shore
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
skulk
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
speshul
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
Sterett's
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
subject
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
tharof
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From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
That's
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
ThempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
themse'fs
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
they're
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
up
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
urged
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From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
we-all
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
wearing
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From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which it's to be urged in favour of mountain lions that they never forces themse'fs on no gent; they're shore considerate, that a-way, an' speshul of themse'fs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, "Panthers, what we-all calls 'mountain lions,'" observed the Old Cattleman, wearing meanwhile the sapient air of him who feels equipped of his subject, "is plenty furtive, not to say mighty sedyoolous to skulk.
why
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From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That's why a gent don't meet up with more of 'em while pirootin' about in the hills.
withdraws
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From this reading Them cats hears him, or they sees him, an' him still ignorant tharof; an' with that they bashfully withdraws.
won't
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From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If one's ever hurt, you can bet it won't be a accident.
