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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 THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
barbed
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
big
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
blocked
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
came
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From this reading THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
care
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
caught
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
corral
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
cowpunchers
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
curses
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
cut
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
darted
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
dim
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
fastest
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
fence
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
flopped
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
fools
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
gate
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
girl
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
high-headed
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
highly
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
hired
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
incapable
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
leather
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
lightning
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
like
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
likely
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
mares
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
Marianne's
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
men
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
mounts
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
night
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
phrase
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
pieces
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
place
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
play
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
prized
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
riders
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
ropes
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
RunningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
rush
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From this reading THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
saddle
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
saddled
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
scuffle
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
stream
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
taking
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From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
then
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
There
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From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
THIEF
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From this reading THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
urge
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From this reading With such a thought to urge them, Marianne's hired men caught their fastest mounts and saddled like lightning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a play of ropes and curses in the big corral, the scuffle of leather as saddle after saddle flopped into place, and then a stream of dim riders darted through the corral gate.
way
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mares the girl prized so highly were, in the phrase of the cowpunchers, "high-headed fools" incapable of taking care of themselves.
wild
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
wired
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From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE THIEF They came with a rush, at that.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Running wild through the night, as likely as not they would cut themselves to pieces on the first barbed wired fence that blocked their way.
