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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 Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
agrees
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From this reading I takes uh good look and agrees.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
Author
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
back
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
bent
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
bronc
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From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
burrows
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From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
calico
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From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
comin
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
critter
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
cross
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
Diplomat
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
down
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
etc
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
feet
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
feller
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
fence
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
figgers
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From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
Friday
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I takes uh good look and agrees.
ground
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
Henderson
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From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
Holy
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I takes uh good look and agrees.
Ike
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
keep
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
knees
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
lead
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From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
leadin
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
legs
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
like
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I takes uh good look and agrees.
looks
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
Magpie
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
meant
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
off
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
outfit
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
pears
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
picket
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
pointin
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
proselyte
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
Ricky
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From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
Roller
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From this reading Th’ leadin’ one looks like uh cross between uh Holy Roller proselyte and uh fence picket.
said
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
seasoned
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
sez
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
Simpkins
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
Sixteen
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
soaked
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
starch
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From this reading Th’ legs of th’ critter is bent back at th’ knees to keep its feet off th’ ground, an th’ rest of its body ’pears to have been soaked in starch before it seasoned.
takes
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From this reading I takes uh good look and agrees.
th
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
three
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From this reading In th’ lead is Ricky Henderson, on his calico bronc, and behind him is three figgers on burrows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
trail
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
uh
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From this reading I takes uh good look and agrees.
way
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
worst
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From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Author of “Magpie, Diplomat,” and “Sixteen to One on Friday,” etc. “Ike,” sez Magpie Simpkins, pointin’ down th’ trail, “th’ feller what said, ‘Th’ worst is yet to come,’ must ’a’ meant that outfit comin’ our way.”
