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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 TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Anderson
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Artless
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's up?" asked Learned Counsel.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
bunch
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From this reading "They're milling like a bunch of scared longhorns," he said.
case
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
casting
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From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
Citizens
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Counsel
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Dan
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
DESIRE
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Dilemma
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
direction
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Doubt
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
down
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following
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
glances
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From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
group
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From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They're milling like a bunch of scared longhorns," he said.
HEART'S
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Something's wrong, and I know it mighty well.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Something's wrong, and I know it mighty well.
Leading
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Learned
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
like
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From this reading "They're milling like a bunch of scared longhorns," he said.
longhorns
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From this reading "They're milling like a bunch of scared longhorns," he said.
mighty
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From this reading "Something's wrong, and I know it mighty well.
milling
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From this reading "They're milling like a bunch of scared longhorns," he said.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
occasional
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From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Pastoral
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Performance
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
pointed
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From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
preliminary
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
Prevaricator
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
said
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
scared
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From this reading "They're milling like a bunch of scared longhorns," he said.
Showing
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
side-long
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From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
Something's
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From this reading "Something's wrong, and I know it mighty well.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
street
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From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
survey
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
talking
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From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
They're
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From this reading "They're milling like a bunch of scared longhorns," he said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
TREASON
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
up
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From this reading "What's up?" asked Learned Counsel.
want
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From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
well
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From this reading "Something's wrong, and I know it mighty well.
What's
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From this reading "What's up?" asked Learned Counsel.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Dan Anderson pointed down the street, where a group stood talking among themselves, casting occasional side-long glances in his direction.
wrong
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From this reading "Something's wrong, and I know it mighty well.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TREASON AT HEART'S DESIRE _Showing the Dilemma of Dan Anderson, the Doubt of Leading Citizens, and the Artless Performance of a Pastoral Prevaricator_ "Learned Counsel," said Dan Anderson on the morning following the preliminary survey of Heart's Desire, "I want you to take my case."
