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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 “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
Aberlene
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
according
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
admit
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
ain't
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
band
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
beings
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
brass
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
cattle
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
chances
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From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
cows
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
cursing
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
Del
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
finished
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
flat
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
footing
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
going
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From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
grumbled
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
herd
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
Hoyle
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
human
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
idea
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
inhabitated
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
kind
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
luck
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
meeting
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
mile
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From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
more
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From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
Nabours
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
north
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From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
now
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
offered
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
place
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
ponies
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
prairie
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
riders
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
rounding
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
Sol
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
solid
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
stampeded
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
stop
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From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
taking
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From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
there
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
three
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From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
throw
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From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
town
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From this reading “I ain’t taking no more chances about going through town,” he added.
turf
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
up
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
ways
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From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll throw them around the town and stop about three mile north.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
willing
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From this reading “I’m willing to admit there is such a place as Aberlene now,” grumbled Nabours, “but it ain’t inhabitated by no human beings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This here idea of meeting a herd of cows with a brass band ain’t no ways according to no kind of Hoyle.”
WOMAN
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From this reading THE WOMAN ON the flat prairie, whose solid turf offered good footing to the ponies, the Del Sol riders, cursing their luck, finished rounding up their stampeded cattle.
