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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 Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
affected
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From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
air
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
all
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
America
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
beat
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
camp
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From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
cheap
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
day
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From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
down
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
drifted
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From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
EDGE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
fact
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From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
fiery
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
FIGHTING
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From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
friendship
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
going
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From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
gone
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
he's
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
heap
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
heat
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
how
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
languidly
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From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
Made
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
MAN-SIZE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
more
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
rose
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From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
sand
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
scorcher
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From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
shimmered
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
smoke
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From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
somehow
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
spoil
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
square
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
States
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
stringin
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
sun
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
TANGLED
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From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
they'd
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
TRAILS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF MAN-SIZE, TANGLED TRAILS, THE FIGHTING EDGE, ETC.
true
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
United
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
up
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From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
virtues
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From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It rose languidly, as though affected by the fact that the day was going to be a scorcher.
wash
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From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
waves
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
wisp
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From this reading A thin wisp of smoke drifted up from the camp at the edge of the wash.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Made in the United States of America “But somehow when he’s gone, you think a heap About his virtues--how he’s square and true; If more come stringin’ in they’d make it cheap-- This friendship thing--and spoil it all for you.”
young
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From this reading Already, though the morning was young, a fiery sun beat down on the sand so that heat waves shimmered in the air.
