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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 The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
all
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
antelope
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
Arizona
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
base
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
blue
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
broad
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
canons
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
case
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From this reading "It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion.
cattle
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
Cattleman
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From this reading "It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion.
countries
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From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
country
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
day
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
deep
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
down
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
dry
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From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
filmed
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
heavy
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From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
high
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion.
hole
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From this reading "It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
infrequent
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From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
It's
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From this reading "It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion.
jack
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
lacked
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
leisurely
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
meant
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From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
mesas
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
mountain
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
opinion
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From this reading "It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion.
out
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
parts
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
quail
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
rabbits
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
ridden
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
ring
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
see
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
single
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
sky
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
storm
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From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
Storms
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From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
sun
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
sun-up
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
surely
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From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
territory
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
thickened
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Storms in the dry countries are infrequent, but heavy; and this surely meant storm.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
turquoise
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From this reading The ring around the sun had thickened all day long, and the turquoise blue of the Arizona sky had filmed.
up
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From this reading "It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion.
ventured
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From this reading "It's a case of hole up," the Cattleman ventured his opinion.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
wildest
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From this reading We had ridden since sun-up over broad mesas, down and out of deep canons, along the base of the mountain in the wildest parts of the territory.
winding
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From this reading The cattle were winding leisurely toward the high country; the jack rabbits had disappeared; the quail lacked; we did not see a single antelope in the open.
