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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 Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
ached
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
AfternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
Ago
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
America
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
bones
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
Bucky
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
Certain
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
chill
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From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
dozedverbUS /doʊzd/
slept lightly or briefly
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
dreams
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Etc
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
hunger
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From this reading The sharpness of his hunger made him light-headed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
ledge
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
light-headed
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From this reading The sharpness of his hunger made him light-headed.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
lying
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Made
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Mavericks
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
MemorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Montana
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
Nation
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
night
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From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
O'Connor
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
pressure
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
Problems
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Ranger
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
Ridgway
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
rock
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
rose
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
set
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From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
sharpness
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From this reading The sharpness of his hunger made him light-headed.
shivering
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From this reading The chill of the long night had set him shivering.
slept
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
Solved
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
States
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
stiffly
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
stretched
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Sunday
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
tenderfoot
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Texas
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
Tramps
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
troubled
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
United
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From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
waked
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From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America In Memory of Certain Sunday Afternoon Tramps Long Ago, During Which We Solved the Problems of the Nation The tenderfoot rose from the ledge upon which he had been lying and stretched himself stiffly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His bones ached from the pressure of his body upon the rock where he had slept and waked and dozed again with troubled dreams.
Wyoming
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From this reading Wyoming, Bucky O'Connor, Mavericks, A Texas Ranger, Ridgway Of Montana, Etc.
