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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 "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
asserts
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
bit
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
careful
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From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
Cattleman
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
college
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From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Sterett Relates Marvels.
delicately
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
differs
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From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
Doc
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From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
eight-mule
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
em
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From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
freight
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
frequent
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
funds
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
gen'ral
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
gents
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From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
Greene
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
he'd
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
inclines
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From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
information
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
It's
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From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
knowledge
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From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
Marvels
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From this reading Colonel Sterett Relates Marvels.
money
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From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
most
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From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
observed
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
Old
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
packs
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
Peets
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From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
Peets's
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From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
picked
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
pruning
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
Relates
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From this reading Colonel Sterett Relates Marvels.
saveys
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From this reading It's even money which of 'em saveys the most, him or Doc Peets.
sech
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From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
sem'naries
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From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
speshul
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
Sterett
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From this reading Colonel Sterett Relates Marvels.
Sterett's
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From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
study
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From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
team
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
theery
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From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
up
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
valyoo
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From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
walk
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
widest
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From this reading For myself, after careful study, I inclines to the theery that Colonel Sterett's knowledge is the widest, while Peets's is the most exact.
William
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
wood
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From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "As I asserts frequent," observed the Old Cattleman, the while delicately pruning a bit of wood he'd picked up on his walk, "the funds of information, gen'ral an' speshul, which Colonel William Greene Sterett packs about would freight a eight-mule team.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Both is college gents; an' yet they differs as to the valyoo of sech sem'naries.
