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Chapter VIII
On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring. The fragrant chaparral thickets were bursting into flower. Spanish bayonets studded the plains. Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp. During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
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From this reading Spanish bayonets studded the plains.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
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From this reading The fragrant chaparral thickets were bursting into flower.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
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From this reading The fragrant chaparral thickets were bursting into flower.
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From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fragrant chaparral thickets were bursting into flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fragrant chaparral thickets were bursting into flower.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
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From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
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From this reading Spanish bayonets studded the plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spanish bayonets studded the plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spanish bayonets studded the plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
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From this reading The fragrant chaparral thickets were bursting into flower.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
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From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
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From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fragrant chaparral thickets were bursting into flower.
in or at the place that
From this reading During the day they ran into a swamp country and crossed a bayou where cypress knees and blue gums showed fantastic in the eerie gloom of the stagnant water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the Trail The convalescents rode away into a desert green with spring.
but in spite of that
From this reading Everywhere about them was the promise of a new life not yet burnt by hot summer suns to a crisp.
