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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 "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
All
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From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
away
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
Bourbon
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From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
breathing
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
camp
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From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
carried
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From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
comfortable
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From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
coming
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
creek
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
culture
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
deputy
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From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
drainage
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
drink
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From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
em
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From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
farther
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
few
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
five
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From this reading "I saw five men riding up to the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
guns
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From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
H
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
happened
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
house
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From this reading "I saw five men riding up to the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
I'd
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
indigenous
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
Japan
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
kind
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
listened
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
men
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From this reading "I saw five men riding up to the house.
more
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
nap
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From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
O
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
Ogden
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From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
out
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
physical
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
riding
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From this reading "I saw five men riding up to the house.
road
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
saddles
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From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
sartorial
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
saw
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From this reading "I saw five men riding up to the house.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
shearing-pens
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
smoked
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
some
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
started
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From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
subjects
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
table
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From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
taking
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From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
talked
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From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All of 'em carried guns across their saddles, and among 'em was the deputy that had talked to me at my camp.
there
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
up
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had some books on his table on indigenous subjects, such as Japan and drainage and physical culture--and some tobacco, which seemed more to the point.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Well, I took a drink of Bourbon and one for Ogden, and started in to be comfortable while he was taking his nap.
window
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From this reading "After I'd smoked a few, and listened to the sartorial breathing of H. O., I happened to look out the window toward the shearing-pens, where there was a kind of a road coming up from a kind of a road across a kind of a creek farther away.
