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230
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
290
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From this reading 290 Bonnie Bell was her real name--Bonnie Bell Wright.
36
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From this reading Author of The Covered Wagon, North of 36, Etc.
74
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
America
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Author
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From this reading Author of The Covered Wagon, North of 36, Etc.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Bell
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From this reading 290 Bonnie Bell was her real name--Bonnie Bell Wright.
Bonnie
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From this reading 290 Bonnie Bell was her real name--Bonnie Bell Wright.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It sounds like a race horse or a yacht, but she was a girl.
carried
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Covered
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From this reading Author of The Covered Wagon, North of 36, Etc.
dad
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
dog
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
don't
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From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
enough
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From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
Etc
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From this reading Author of The Covered Wagon, North of 36, Etc.
exactly
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From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
Facing
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
fighter
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Frontispiece
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
girl
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From this reading It sounds like a race horse or a yacht, but she was a girl.
gun
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 290 Bonnie Bell was her real name--Bonnie Bell Wright.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
horse
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From this reading It sounds like a race horse or a yacht, but she was a girl.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
knowed
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
like
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From this reading It sounds like a race horse or a yacht, but she was a girl.
love
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Made
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Man
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From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
means
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
more
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 290 Bonnie Bell was her real name--Bonnie Bell Wright.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
North
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From this reading Author of The Covered Wagon, North of 36, Etc.
now
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of The Covered Wagon, North of 36, Etc.
Old
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From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It sounds like a race horse or a yacht, but she was a girl.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
pa
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From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
Page
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
pikers
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
played
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
race
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From this reading It sounds like a race horse or a yacht, but she was a girl.
real
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From this reading 290 Bonnie Bell was her real name--Bonnie Bell Wright.
says
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
sounds
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From this reading It sounds like a race horse or a yacht, but she was a girl.
States
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
suit
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From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
suited
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From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of The Covered Wagon, North of 36, Etc.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
trench
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
United
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Wagon
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From this reading Author of The Covered Wagon, North of 36, Etc.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 290 Bonnie Bell was her real name--Bonnie Bell Wright.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Well
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
woman
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From this reading Made in the United States of America Facing Page "'Well,' says she, 'we never played anything for pikers, did we, dad?'" _Frontispiece_ "'Well,' says he, 'our dog is more of a trench fighter.'" 74 "'I know now what it means to be a woman and in love.'" 230 "She knowed where he carried his gun."
Wright
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From this reading 290 Bonnie Bell was her real name--Bonnie Bell Wright.
yacht
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From this reading It sounds like a race horse or a yacht, but she was a girl.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Like enough that name don't suit you exactly for a girl, but it suited her pa, Old Man Wright.
