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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 Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
all
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
back
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
beat
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
branding
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
Cañon
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
cool
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
corral
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
country
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
Democrat
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
Dog
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
ear-marking
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
ears
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
end
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
enough
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
experience
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
far
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
fell
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
few
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
fierce
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
flies
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
forget
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
guiltless
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
hard
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
hatchesnounUS /ˈhatches/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
hate
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
head
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
heal
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
heat
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
laid
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
Lost
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
love
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
made
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
man
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
managed
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
Mexicans
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
million
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
most
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
October
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
Only
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
Pecos
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
possible
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
prolonged
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
puts
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
R's
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
read
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
REASON
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
saddle
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
school-teacher
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
social
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
sore
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
spent
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
stature
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
summer
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
summers
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
taught
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
Texan
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
theory
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
there
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
three
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
twenty
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From this reading Only twenty summers had passed over his head, so far, and he was a man only in stature and the hard experience of his craft.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
Verde
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
VOICE
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From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
weather
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "THE VOICE OF REASON" The fierce heat of summer fell suddenly upon Lost Dog Cañon and all the Verde country—the prolonged heat which hatches flies by the million and puts an end to ear-marking and branding.
whiskey
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From this reading He was a good Texan—born a Democrat and taught to love whiskey and hate Mexicans—but so far his mind was guiltless of social theory.
wound
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From this reading Until the cool weather of October laid them and made it possible to heal a wound there was nothing for Pecos to do but doctor a few sore ears and read the _Voice of Reason_.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
young
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From this reading Although he had spent most of his life in the saddle the school-teacher back on the Pecos had managed to corral him long enough to beat the three R's into him and, being still young, he had not yet had time to forget them.
