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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 STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
after-dinner
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
arcade
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
biting
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
bordered
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
building
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From this reading For the building was on the Spanish-Mexican style.
cigarettes
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
circle
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
cold
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
coolness
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
court
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
custom
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
defy
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
dinner
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
dobe
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
dreams
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From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
enough
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
evening
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
exquisitely
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
flattered
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
heavy
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
hired
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
indeed
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
interior
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
Jordan
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
kept
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
loitered
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
marched
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
Marianne
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
men
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
moist
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
most
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
night
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From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the building was on the Spanish-Mexican style.
other
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
patio
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
Perris
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From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
pillars
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
preceding
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
ranchhouse
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
Red
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From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
searching
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
smoke
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From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
Spanish-Mexican
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From this reading For the building was on the Spanish-Mexican style.
STRATEGY
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From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
style
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From this reading For the building was on the Spanish-Mexican style.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading STRATEGY Never had Red Perris passed a night of such pleasant dreams.
summer
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
sun
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
walls
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For never, indeed, had he been so exquisitely flattered as during the preceding evening when Marianne Jordan kept him after dinner in the ranchhouse while the other hired men, as was their custom, loitered to smoke their after-dinner cigarettes in the moist coolness of the patio.
wide
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From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
winter
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From this reading The walls were heavy enough to defy the most biting cold of winter and the most searching sun in summer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And they marched in a wide circle around an interior court which was bordered with a clumsy arcade of 'dobe pillars.
