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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 MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
affectionately
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
awaked
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be twenty-two this week.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
blankets
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
camp
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
cattle
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
chastening
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
cow
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
cow-puncher
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From this reading He was the youngest cow-puncher in camp.
days
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
DEAR
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
disciplined
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
early
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
future
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
godfather
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
grazed
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
happy
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
HARRY
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
helped
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
hero
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
instead
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
lay
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
Lin
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
McLean
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
MERCER
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
much
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
now
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
old
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
only
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
out
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
page
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
past
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
patient
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
private
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
public
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
ranges
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
received
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
roof
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
stand
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From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
staring
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
State
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
Territory
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
thousands
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
twenty-two
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From this reading He would be twenty-two this week.
unfenced
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
week
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From this reading He would be twenty-two this week.
welcome
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From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
world
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would be twenty-two this week.
Wyoming
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By none so much as by you has he in private been helped and affectionately disciplined, an now you must stand godfather to him upon this public page.
young
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From this reading In the old days, the happy days, when Wyoming was a Territory with a future instead of a State with a past, and the unfenced cattle grazed upon her ranges by prosperous thousands, young Lin McLean awaked early one morning in cow camp, and lay staring out of his blankets upon the world.
youngest
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From this reading He was the youngest cow-puncher in camp.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR HARRY MERCER: When Lin McLean was only a hero in manuscript, he received his first welcome and chastening beneath your patient roof.
