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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 His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
amazing
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
bank
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
barring
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
Butcher
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From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
carrying
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
character
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
cogitations
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
considered
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From this reading The bank, he considered, was out of the question for the present.
deeply
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
Delkin
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
exception
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
finally
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
Ford
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bank, he considered, was out of the question for the present.
heels
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
horses
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From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
inside
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
like
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
lived
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
man
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
money
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
news
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
out
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From this reading The bank, he considered, was out of the question for the present.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
papers
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
place
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
present
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From this reading The bank, he considered, was out of the question for the present.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bank, he considered, was out of the question for the present.
reach
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
safest
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
scandal
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
see
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
significant
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From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
Smoky
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
Some
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
spread
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
stableman
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
studied
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From this reading Delkin studied long and deeply over the safest place--barring the bank--for the money and papers, and his cogitations brought him finally to The Butcher.
stuff
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From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
teeth
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some one would be sure to see them carrying the stuff inside, and the news would spread like scandal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
up
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
venture
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
way
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From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Among his horses was one with the significant name, The Butcher.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His character lived up to his name, and with the exception of the stableman and Delkin himself, not a man in Smoky Ford would venture within reach of his teeth or his heels--and both had an amazing reach, by the way.
