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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 AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
abductors
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
almost
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
Bad
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
Black
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
CachenounUS /kæʃ/
a hidden store of valuable objects or supplies
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
canyons
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
CAPTURE
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
cleft
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
country
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
Creek
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So the current report ran.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
Del
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
ESCAPE
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
Far
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
Flatray
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
Fork
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
grew
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
head
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
hidden
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
hills
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
Horse
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
hot
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
huddled
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
inaccessible
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
Jack
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
knowing
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
known
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
Lands
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
lay
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
MacQueen
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
Man's
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
means
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
mountains
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
nest
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
occasions
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
Oro
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
other
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
pursuit
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
ran
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From this reading So the current report ran.
rare
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
report
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From this reading So the current report ran.
retreated
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
ridges
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
Roaring
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
section
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
Simon
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the current report ran.
some
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
Somewhere
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
thousand
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From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
tracks
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From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
tract
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
untraveled
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
up
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
vaguely
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
vast
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
West
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From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Here Black MacQueen retreated on those rare occasions when the pursuit grew hot on his tracks.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
WhetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether the abductors of Simon West were to be found in the Cache or at some other nest in the almost inaccessible ridges Jack Flatray had no means of knowing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Somewhere among the thousand and one canyons which cleft the huddled hills lay hidden Dead Man's Cache.
wild
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From this reading AN ESCAPE AND A CAPTURE Far up in the mountains, in that section where head the Roaring Fork, One Horse Creek, and the Del Oro, is a vast tract of wild, untraveled country known vaguely as the Bad Lands.
