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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 THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
blameless
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From this reading The cowman knew that public opinion would not hold him blameless.
blow
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From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
Cig
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From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
cowman
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From this reading The cowman knew that public opinion would not hold him blameless.
crime
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From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
CROOKED
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
destruction
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
disaster
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From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cowman knew that public opinion would not hold him blameless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
hold
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From this reading The cowman knew that public opinion would not hold him blameless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
instigating
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From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
intended
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
Jake
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
knew
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From this reading The cowman knew that public opinion would not hold him blameless.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cowman knew that public opinion would not hold him blameless.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
once
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From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
opinion
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From this reading The cowman knew that public opinion would not hold him blameless.
out
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From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
proved
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From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
Prowers
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
public
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From this reading The cowman knew that public opinion would not hold him blameless.
ranch
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
remembered
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From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
return
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
suspected
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From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
TRAIL
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
tramp
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From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
tried
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From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
tunnel
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From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
TURN
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
up
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From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
way
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would be suspected of instigating the crime, but, with Cig out of the way, nothing could be proved.
work
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From this reading THE TURN OF A CROOKED TRAIL Jake Prowers had intended, while the work of destruction was under way, to return to his ranch and let it take its course.
workers
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From this reading It would be remembered that he had already tried once to blow up the workers in the tunnel.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The body of Cig would be found, and the tramp would be blamed for the disaster.
