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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 Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
arter
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PLOT AT HACKAMORE.
back
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
Benner
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
Benner's
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
buy
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From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
Circle-B
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
clerk
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
corral
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
Delmonico
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
dining
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
dinner
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
dropped
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
Dunbar
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
Dunbar's
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
dust
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
face
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
genuine
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From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
gone
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
HACKAMORE
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From this reading THE PLOT AT HACKAMORE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
Hattie
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From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
He'll
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
he's
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
horse
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
Hotel
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
inquiry
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
jewelry
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
Lige
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
men
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
Nate
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
o
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
o'clock
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
peddler
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
PLOT
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From this reading THE PLOT AT HACKAMORE.
put
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
reckon
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
ring
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From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
room
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
said
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
scoured
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
some
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
soon's
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
spark
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From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
stuff
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
ter
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT AT HACKAMORE.
There
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
twelve
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From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
unloads
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From this reading “There was one here,” said the hotel clerk, “but one o’ Benner’s men come in arter him an’ he’s gone ter the Circle-B. He’ll be back, I reckon, as soon’s he unloads some o’ his stuff on Lige Benner.”
up
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From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
wanted
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From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nate Dunbar’s first inquiry, after he had put up his horse in the Hackamore corral and dropped in at the Delmonico Hotel, was for a jewelry peddler.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was after twelve o’clock, and Dunbar scoured the dust from his face and hands and went into the dining room for his dinner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first thing he wanted to buy was a ring with a genuine “spark” for Hattie.
