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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 For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
air
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
automatically
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
Bar
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From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
branded
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From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
Bull
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From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
calves
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
cattle
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
corrals
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
crying
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
Day
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
days
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From this reading The days were getting longer.
dehorned
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From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
down
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
drivers
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
early
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From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
fall
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From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
fields
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
files
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
form
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
getting
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From this reading The days were getting longer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
hills
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
incessant
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
longer
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From this reading The days were getting longer.
lower
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
lowing
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
meet
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
men
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From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
mothers
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
moved
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
night
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
outraged
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
pastures
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
penned
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
pens
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
period
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From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
pouring
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
Q
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From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
ranch
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
range
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From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
rank
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
rent
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
rode
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From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
round-up
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From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
separate
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
separated
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
sorted
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
symmetrical
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days were getting longer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
thousand
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
torture
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From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
two
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From this reading Day and night the incessant crying of over two thousand calves and outraged mothers, penned in separate fields or corrals, rent the air.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
way
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From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
weaned
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From this reading It was a period of torture for the cattle for the Bar Q branded, dehorned and weaned in the early fall.
week
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From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days were getting longer.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading For a week long files of cattle had been pouring down from the hills to meet in the lower pastures of the ranch and automatically form into symmetrical rank that moved lowing before the drivers to the corrals and pens where they were sorted over and separated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fall round-up was under way and the Bull rode the range with his men.
