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account
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
all
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
also
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
Bar
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
Barstairs
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From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
beef
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
breeding
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From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
bulls
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From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
camp
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From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
cared
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From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
cattle
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
chop
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
counted
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
cows
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From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
crippled
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
despatched
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From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
down
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
dwindled
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
eight
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
especially
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From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
fall
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From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
fatten
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
fed
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
feed
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
fences
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
fields
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
foothill
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
grain
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
green
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
hay
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
heifers
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From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
home
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From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
housed
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From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
kept
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
made
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
maintained
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
market
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
men
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
outfit
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
own
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From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
prairie
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From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
purebred
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From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
Q
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
ranch
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
range
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
remaining
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
repair
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
reported
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
riders
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
rode
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
rounds
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
sick
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
spring
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
steers
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
stock
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From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
surgeon
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
three-year-old
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From this reading The beef stock, three-year-old steers, were also disposed at the grain ranch, where they were fed on chop and green feed and hay, to fatten them for the spring market.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
veterinary
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From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The purebred heifers and cows had their own home at Barstairs, where also was the camp of the purebred bulls.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The breeding stock had been despatched to the prairie ranch in the fall, where they were especially housed and cared for.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading These were all riders, men who "rode the fences" and kept them in repair; men who rode the range, and made the rounds of the fields, counted and kept account of the cattle remaining on the ranch, and reported sick or crippled cattle to the veterinary surgeon maintained at the ranch.
winter
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From this reading In the winter the Bar Q outfit in the foothill ranch had dwindled down to eight men.
