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1
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
account
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
all
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
back
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
bank
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
Banning
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
Big
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
bring
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
Bunny's
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
came
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
contractor
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
couldn't
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From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
count
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From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
crowd
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
Dad
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
day
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
decision
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
down
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
drill
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
drilling-rigs
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
Excelsior
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
feet
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
figure
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
Five
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
gave
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
geologist
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
give
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
given
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
ground
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From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
head
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
hopes
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
hundred
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
hunted
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
idea
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From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
industry
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
Junior-Paradise
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
knock
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
letting
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
likely
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
looking
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
money
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
much
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From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
oil-sands
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
outset
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
owned
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
Pete
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
phoned
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
quick
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
Ross
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
run
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
said
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From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
see
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
started
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
stick
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
streak
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From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
studied
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
there
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
things
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
top
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From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
two
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
up
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
use
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
used
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
very
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From this reading Mr. Banning, the geologist, came next day, and gave Bunny’s hopes a knock over the head at the very outset.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
water
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
well
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From this reading Dad would stick here and see things started; so he phoned for his geologist, and hunted up a contractor to figure over a well for water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
wheels
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
whole
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
WILD-CAT
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From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE WILD-CAT I Dad had thought things over, and studied his bank account, and given his decision; they would drill the Ross Junior-Paradise No. 1, and do it quick, and give the “Excelsior Pete” crowd a run for their money; there was no use letting the Big Five think they owned the whole oil industry.
wouldn't
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From this reading You might come on oil-sands one or two hundred feet down, but they wouldn’t be likely to amount to much; if that was all you were looking for, you might bring in one of those little drilling-rigs on wheels such as they used back in Pennsylvania!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He said Dad was right in his idea that you couldn’t count very much on that streak of oil on the top of the ground.
