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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 Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
all
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
attention
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He ought to be hurrying on to the ranch that night.
bed
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
brooch
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
brown
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
Budlike
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From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
called
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
calling
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
cameo
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
caught
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
corrections
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
doorway
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
entered
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
feet
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
gave
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
girl
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
glimpse
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
hair
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
hand
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
hasty
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
hat
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
held
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
hidden
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
host
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
hurrying
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From this reading He ought to be hurrying on to the ranch that night.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
interest
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
Lightfoot
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
Marge
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
masculine
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
neared
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
night
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From this reading He ought to be hurrying on to the ranch that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
off
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He ought to be hurrying on to the ranch that night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
other
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He ought to be hurrying on to the ranch that night.
out
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
palm
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
permitted
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
persisted
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
persuaded
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
picked
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
positive
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
pretty
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From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
proof
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
ranch
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From this reading He ought to be hurrying on to the ranch that night.
roving
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
rub
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
rumpled
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
sag
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
sharing
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
shoulders
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
silent
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
sister
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From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
spite
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
staying
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
then
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
Tired
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He ought to be hurrying on to the ranch that night.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
two
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From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
up
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From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Tired as he was, interest picked up his feet and pulled the sag out of his shoulders when they neared the open doorway and he caught a glimpse of the girl called Marge.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told them so, and then permitted himself to be persuaded into staying all night and sharing the bed of his host, whom he persisted in calling Lightfoot in spite of one or two corrections.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
woman
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From this reading He took off his hat and held it so that the cameo brooch was hidden within the palm of his left hand, and gave his rumpled brown hair a hasty rub with the other as he entered--silent, positive proof that the young woman had already caught his roving young masculine attention.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
young
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From this reading Budlike, he wondered if the sister was pretty and young.
