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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 A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
all
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
armed
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
arrived
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From this reading They arrived none too soon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
cattle
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From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
CUTTERS
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
Del
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
desired
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From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
doing
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From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
down
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
edge
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
engaged
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
flat
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
held
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
HERD
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
hold
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From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
horses
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From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
intruders
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From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
loud
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From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
many
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
men
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
NABOURS
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading They arrived none too soon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
old
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
Other
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From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
plunging
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From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
precisely
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From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
ridden
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
riders
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From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
run
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From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
Sanchez
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
saucerlike
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
six
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
Sol
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
soon
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From this reading They arrived none too soon.
spurred
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
strangers
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From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They arrived none too soon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
too
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From this reading They arrived none too soon.
uneasy
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From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
voices
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From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Other riders were doing all they could to hold the herd from a run, which might have been precisely what the intruders desired.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
wild
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From this reading The plunging of the horses and the loud voices began to make the wild cattle uneasy.
Williams
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From this reading THE HERD CUTTERS NABOURS, Del Williams and old Sanchez spurred down the saucerlike flat in which the Del Sol herd was held.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A party of six strangers, all armed, were engaged in argument with as many of the Del Sol men, who had ridden between them and the edge of the herd.
