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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 short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
all
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From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.
also
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
away
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From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
back
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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
backin
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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
Baggs
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
Baggs's
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
Box
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
boy
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
bronco
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From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
buckboard
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From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
bustin
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
comes
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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
danged
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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.
dunno
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
eat
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
get
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From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.
girl
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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
go
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
goin
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
happened
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
Harris
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
Hashknife
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
imparted
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
information
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
Johnny
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
JP
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
kid
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From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.
kinda
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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
led
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From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
Len
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
like
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
lookin
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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
Nan
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
office
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
ordered
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
out
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
outfit
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
piled
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From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
ran
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
S
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
saw
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
seen
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
sheriff
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
taken
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
talked
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
then
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From this reading In a danged short time the girl comes out, lookin’ back, and then comes Len kinda backin’ out.
there
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From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
up
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From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
way
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From this reading The kid never did get all the way in.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I dunno what happened,” he told Hashknife, “but I saw Len go bustin’ into the office like he was goin’ to eat Baggs up.
Whisperin
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From this reading They piled into the buckboard with Whisperin’, and away they went, except Len, who piled on to his bronco and led the way.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A short time after Hashknife had been ordered from Baggs’s office and had talked with the sheriff, he ran across Johnny Harris of the JP outfit, who imparted the information that Len had taken his boy out to the Box S. Johnny had seen Nan go to Baggs’s office and had also seen Len go there.
