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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 It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
any
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
augmented
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
beeves
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
blend
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
branding
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
brighten
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
cattle
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
chute
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
corral
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
cosmic
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
cowman's
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
cut
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
day
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
Del
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
dragged
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From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
drooping
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From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
end
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From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
eye
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
force
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
four
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
handling
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
head
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
heavy
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
herd
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
herds
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
HO
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From this reading NORTHWARD HO!
impelled
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
light
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
longhorns
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
men
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From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
more
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From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
NORTHWARD
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From this reading NORTHWARD HO!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
out
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
pride
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
reconstructed
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
remuda
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From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
Sol
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
some
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
steadily
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From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
taciturn
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From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE reconstructed and augmented Del Sol herd passed on northward steadily, as though impelled by some cosmic force.
thousand
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From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
two
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
vastly
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
week
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
well-nigh
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
work
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From this reading It had required well-nigh a week to cut the two herds and blend them into one, for handling heavy beeves in the open is vastly different from the work of the corral and branding chute on light cattle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But they could look out with pride over well-nigh four thousand head of longhorns such as would make any cowman’s eye brighten even in that day.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading At the end of the work the remuda was dragged and drooping, the men yet more taciturn.
