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I'm reading 'Of Mice and Men' and i'm not quite sure of the difference between a 'ranch' and a 'bunkhouse'. Is a bunkhouse inside of a ranch or are they two different things ?
I'm reading 'Of Mice and Men' and i'm not quite sure of the difference between a 'ranch' and a 'bunkhouse'. Is a bunkhouse inside of a ranch or are they two different things ?
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the bunkhouse is on the ranch. the bunkhouse is a barracks-like building, they house the cowboys that work on the ranch.
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the bunkhouse is on the ranch. the bunkhouse is a barracks-like building, they house the cowboys that work on the ranch.
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yes! cowboys work on the ranch, and their "living space" is in the bunkhouse
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