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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 The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
appalling
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
away
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From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
beef
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
bigger
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From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
boots
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
brand
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From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
bringing
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
business
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
cattle
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
cattleman
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/
A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
circumstance
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
cowhide
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
critter
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
DAYS
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From this reading FLUSH DAYS IN TEXAS.
early
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
elimination
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
feeding
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
flood
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
FLUSH
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From this reading FLUSH DAYS IN TEXAS.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
Grade
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
gridiron
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From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
grizzle-faced
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
half-wild
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
herder
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
Herefords
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
horns
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From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FLUSH DAYS IN TEXAS.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
keen
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
kingdom
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
likewise
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
longhorn
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
longhorn's
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
man
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
old-time
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
other
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
picturesque
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
place
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
present-day
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
profanity
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From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
raising
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
range
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
rangy
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
reduced
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
regret
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
science
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
shorthorns
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
shrewd
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
soldier
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
steer
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From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
subject
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
swells
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
taken
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From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
TEXAS
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From this reading FLUSH DAYS IN TEXAS.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this half-wild “beef critter” has likewise passed the old-time grizzle-faced herder with his cowhide boots and appalling profanity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
wealth
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Grade shorthorns, Herefords, and other swells in the kingdom of range cattle have taken the longhorn’s place, and the present-day cattleman is a keen, shrewd business man who has reduced cattle raising and feeding to a science.
wide
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From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Texas steer, with the long horns and the brand bigger than a gridiron, has passed away.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Perhaps the elimination of the longhorn and the picturesque soldier of circumstance who looked after him is not a subject for regret; yet in the early days--the days of this chronicle--the rangy steer of the wide horns was bringing a flood of wealth into Texas.
