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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 A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
attenuated
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
back
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
beeves
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
Billie
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
chose
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
cleaned
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
contract
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
cut
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
day
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
delivered
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
dollars
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
dozen
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
employed
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
endured
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
fall
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
farcical
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He paid off his men and let them shift for themselves.
Fort
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
fortitude
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had money in his pocket and youth in his heart.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
heart
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From this reading He had money in his pocket and youth in his heart.
heavy
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
horse
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
inflict
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
inspector
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
late
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
lengths
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He paid off his men and let them shift for themselves.
Los
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
Man
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
men
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From this reading He paid off his men and let them shift for themselves.
money
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From this reading He had money in his pocket and youth in his heart.
months
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
off
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From this reading He paid off his men and let them shift for themselves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
paid
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From this reading He paid off his men and let them shift for themselves.
pocket
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From this reading He had money in his pocket and youth in his heart.
Portales
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
reservation
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
rode
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
secured
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
shadows
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
shift
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From this reading He paid off his men and let them shift for themselves.
street
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
sunlight
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
teams
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He paid off his men and let them shift for themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He paid off his men and let them shift for themselves.
thousand
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
Two-Gun
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
up
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
waning
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From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
Webb
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From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day was waning as he rode up the street and in the sunlight the shadows of himself and his horse were attenuated to farcical lengths.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Two-Gun Man Webb delivered his beeves at the Fort and endured with what fortitude he could the heavy cut which the inspector chose to inflict on him.
wood
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From this reading Billie secured a wood contract at the reservation, employed half a dozen men and teams, cleaned up a thousand dollars in a couple of months, and rode back to Los Portales in the late fall.
youth
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From this reading He had money in his pocket and youth in his heart.
