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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
became
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From this reading But when they saw the young deadshot they became suddenly silent.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when they saw the young deadshot they became suddenly silent.
called
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From this reading "Hello!" called out Wild, speaking in his cool and easy way.
cool
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From this reading "Hello!" called out Wild, speaking in his cool and easy way.
cowboys
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
deadshot
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From this reading But when they saw the young deadshot they became suddenly silent.
doing
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
easy
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From this reading "Hello!" called out Wild, speaking in his cool and easy way.
FORBIDDENadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading THE OUTLAWS OF FORBIDDEN PASS.
getting
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
Hello
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From this reading "Hello!" called out Wild, speaking in his cool and easy way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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just
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
leave
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
loaded
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
loud
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OUTLAWS OF FORBIDDEN PASS.
out
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OUTLAWS
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From this reading THE OUTLAWS OF FORBIDDEN PASS.
partners
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
PASS
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From this reading THE OUTLAWS OF FORBIDDEN PASS.
pretty
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reached
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
ready
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
saloon
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
saw
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From this reading But when they saw the young deadshot they became suddenly silent.
silent
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some
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
speaking
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From this reading "Hello!" called out Wild, speaking in his cool and easy way.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when they saw the young deadshot they became suddenly silent.
talking
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
tanglefoot
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OUTLAWS OF FORBIDDEN PASS.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
three
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
two
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
up
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
very
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
way
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From this reading "Hello!" called out Wild, speaking in his cool and easy way.
well
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From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
West
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
Wild
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had loaded up pretty well with "tanglefoot," and they were doing some very loud talking.
Young
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From this reading The three cowboys were just getting ready to leave when Young Wild West and his two partners reached the saloon.