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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 Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
activities
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
advantage
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
arrant
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
barons
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
beaten
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
Bill
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
blunders
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
Buffalo
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
came
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
capricious
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
carried
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
cattle
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
Cattleman
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
Chance
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
clique
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
corner
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
cowboy
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
daughter
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
DUGOUT
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From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE DUGOUT.
Dunbar
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
Fate
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
freeze
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
full
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
galloped
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
game
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
gamester
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
happened
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
Hattie
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE DUGOUT.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
Lone
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
made
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
misfortune
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
misplays
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
mood
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
most
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
out
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
own
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
pard
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
pards
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
Perry
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
plains
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
plunged
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
powerful
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
PRISONER
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From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE DUGOUT.
ready
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
scout
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
Star
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
State
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
surprising
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
thank
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From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRISONER IN THE DUGOUT.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
There
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
tilt
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From this reading They galloped over the plains and plunged full tilt into one of the most surprising misplays ever made by that arrant gamester--Chance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
triangle
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
turn
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
very
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From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
way
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From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The powerful clique of cattle barons were beaten at their own game of freeze out--and for this they had the scout and his pards to thank.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Fate was in a very capricious mood when Buffalo Bill and his pards carried their activities into the Lone Star State.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading There was a triangle of blunders, and it so happened that there was a pard in each corner, ready to take advantage of what came his way and turn misfortune into fortune for Cattleman Perry, his daughter Hattie, and a worthy cowboy of the name of Dunbar.
