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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 For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
away
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
back
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
bearded
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
bet
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
cattle
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
circling
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
cows
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
days
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
Del
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
dusty
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
flat
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
gathering
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
general
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
glade
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
got
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
grief
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
HERD
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
holding
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
I'll
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
Jim
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
L
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
LONE
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
made
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
main
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
making
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
many
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
men
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
mesquite
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
Nabours
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
old
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
orto
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
own
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
result
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From this reading This was the result.
riders
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
riding
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
rodeo
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
segundo
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
she's
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
soil
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
sorriest
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
speaking
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
sweeping
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
T
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
ten
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
Texas
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From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
There
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
thinks
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
timbered
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
tones
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
trail
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From this reading For many days the men had been riding mesquite thicket, timbered flat and open glade, sweeping in the cattle in a general rodeo for the making of the trail herd.
turned
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From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
up
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LONE HERD “AND I’ll bet this is the sorriest herd of cows that ever was made on the soil of Texas!”
we'd
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was grief in the tones of old Jim Nabours as he turned away from the dusty flat where the circling riders were holding the main body of the T.L. gathering.
Williams
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
young
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From this reading “About one in ten of what we’d orto of had, and what she still thinks she’s got,” he added, speaking to his own trail segundo, bearded young Del Williams, as they pulled up and looked back at the cattle.
