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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 Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
ain't
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
Author
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
awoke
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
back
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
call
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From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
cared
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
Cougars
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
dark
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From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
didn't
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From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
Dirty
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
dynamite
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
etc
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
get
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
go
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
handcuffs
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From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
handle
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From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
helped
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From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
jail
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From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
Jones
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
like
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
many
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From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
much
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
out
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
own
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
Peak
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
peered
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
Pickle
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
Pike's
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
Piperock
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
places
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From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
prisoner
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From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
put
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From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
reckon
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From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
red
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
Scenery
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From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
sheriff
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From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
Shirt
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
Sims
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From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
Sort
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From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
squeaky
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
started
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From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
There
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
Tippecanoe
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
Todd
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From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
Tombstone
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From this reading Me and Dirty started in to help “Scenery” Sims, the sheriff, put “Tombstone” Todd in jail.
Two
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From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
voice
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark and Scenery didn’t have no handcuffs, so me and Dirty helped him handle his prisoner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
wild
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From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
wilder
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From this reading Sort of a call of the wild, I reckon, and at that there ain’t many places wilder than Piperock.
wine
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From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Me and Dirty have peered upon the wine when it was red and neither of us cared much for Scenery with his squeaky little voice; so when Piperock awoke the next morning they had to dynamite the jail to get their sheriff out of his own cell.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Author of “Tippecanoe and Cougars Two,” “Between Pike’s Peak and a Pickle,” etc. There ain’t no question but what me and “Dirty Shirt” Jones would like to go back to Piperock.
