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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 Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
any
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
borne
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
burros
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
carried
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
case
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From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
Casey
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From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
Caught
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
Crevice
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From this reading Into that gruesome Crevice, for instance.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
direction
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
down
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From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
emptiness
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From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
flung
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Into that gruesome Crevice, for instance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
funny
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From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
gruesome
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From this reading Into that gruesome Crevice, for instance.
gyrations
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought of the manner in which the tornado had whirled him round and round.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thought of the manner in which the tornado had whirled him round and round.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
indeed
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From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
instance
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From this reading Into that gruesome Crevice, for instance.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into that gruesome Crevice, for instance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
manner
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From this reading He thought of the manner in which the tornado had whirled him round and round.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
nearer
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
Other
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From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
out
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
own
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
pack
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From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
round
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From this reading He thought of the manner in which the tornado had whirled him round and round.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
set
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
sign
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From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
sorry
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From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
staring
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From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Into that gruesome Crevice, for instance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
then
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
There
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From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
things
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From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought of the manner in which the tornado had whirled him round and round.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
tornado
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From this reading He thought of the manner in which the tornado had whirled him round and round.
train
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From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
vast
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From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Other things, however, were not so funny to Casey as he stood staring down over the vast emptiness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He thought of the manner in which the tornado had whirled him round and round.
whirled
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From this reading He thought of the manner in which the tornado had whirled him round and round.
William
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From this reading Caught in a different set of gyrations and then borne out from the center--flung out would come nearer it--the burros and William might have been carried in any direction save his own.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no sign of his pack train, and without it he would be in sorry case indeed.
