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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 STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
all
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
angles
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
approaching
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
away
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
become
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
carrying
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
CATTLE
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
cause
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
dangerous
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
Dave
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
down
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
easy
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From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
get
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
going
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
got
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
heard
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
herd
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
herd's
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
how
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
I've
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
interest
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
interested
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
jelly
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
knew
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
leaders
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From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
mad
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
off
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From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
often
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
out
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
overwhelmed
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From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
pony
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
practically
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
present
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
push
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From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
rear
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From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
reasoned
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
run
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
rush
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
scare
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From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
simply
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From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
somehow
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
STAMPEDE
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
stampedes
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
started
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
trodden
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
truly
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From this reading THE CATTLE STAMPEDE Dave had often heard of cattle stampedes, and he knew how truly dangerous such a mad rush can become.
turned
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From this reading "I've got to get away somehow!" he reasoned, and turned his pony at right angles to the approaching cattle.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading To scare the leaders off might be easy, but would not those in the rear push on until he was simply overwhelmed?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
way
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
wild
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From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sometimes, from practically no cause whatever, a herd of cattle will start on a wild run, going they know not where, and carrying all down before them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
youth
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From this reading What had started the present stampede did not interest the youth, but he was interested in the question of how he might get out of the herd's way, so that he would not be run down and trodden to a jelly.
