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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ain't
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
AUTHOR
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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changed
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clock
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completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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contraptions
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corrected
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Covered
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Curly
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daylight-saving
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Desire
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didn't
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document
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end
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errors
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etc
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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Hearts
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herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF: The Sagebrusher, Hearts Desire, The Covered Wagon, Curly of the Range, etc. Times has changed, says Maw to herself, says she.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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like
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list
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Maw
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neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
Obvious
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
please
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Range
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Sagebrusher
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says
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see
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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sundown
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sunup
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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Things
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
Times
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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typographical
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used
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Wagon
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Time was when I worked from sunup to sundown, and we didn't have no daylight-saving contraptions on the old clock, neither.
worked
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