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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 A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
always
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From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
annual
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
back
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From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
Baldy
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
cactus
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
CAPTURE
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
cattle
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
combed
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
compass
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From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
country
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
detour
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
direction
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From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
draws
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
edged
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
fall
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
Flatray
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
follow
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From this reading There was no trail to follow.
following
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From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
forced
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
growth
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
knew
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
land
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
lay
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
matted
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
mesquite
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
needle
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From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
netted
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no trail to follow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
Often
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
Old
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
ridges
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
roots
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
rough
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
round-ups
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
run
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
sparse
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
spring
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
swung
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
There
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From this reading There was no trail to follow.
thick
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
timber
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From this reading A CAPTURE Flatray swung around Old Baldy through the sparse timber that edged its roots.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no trail to follow.
trail
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From this reading There was no trail to follow.
true
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From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
turned
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From this reading But true as the needle of a compass, he turned back always to the direction he was following.
underbrush
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no trail to follow.
washes
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From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
well
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From this reading He knew this country well; for he had run cattle here, and combed the draws and ridges on the annual spring and fall round-ups.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Often the lay of the land forced him to a detour; for it was rough with washes, with matted cactus, and with a thick growth of netted mesquite and underbrush.
