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alcohol
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
alcoholic
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
any
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From this reading "Ye got any more o' hit, Kit?"
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
Bridger
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
capacity
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
Carson
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
dingus
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From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
dropping
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
encampment
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
exaltation
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
extraordinary
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
faculties
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
GOLD
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
got
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From this reading "Ye got any more o' hit, Kit?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
handed
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From this reading Carson handed it to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
held
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
hills
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
hit
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From this reading "Ye got any more o' hit, Kit?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Carson handed it to him.
Kit
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From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
Laramie
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
matters
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
more
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From this reading "Ye got any more o' hit, Kit?"
mountain
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
new
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
now
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
o
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From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
out
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
piece
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From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
possession
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
purple
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
purpose
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
rode
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
said
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From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
see
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From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
some
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From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The extraordinary capacity of Bridger in matters alcoholic left him still in fair possession of his faculties; but some new purpose, born of the exaltation of alcohol, now held his mind.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
together
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
valley
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
Wingate
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From this reading THE FIRST GOLD The purple mantle of the mountain twilight was dropping on the hills when Bridger and Carson rode out together from the Laramie stockade to the Wingate encampment in the valley.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Let me see that little dingus ye had, Kit," said he--"that piece o' gold."
