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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
aside
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From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
Baumberger
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
blazing
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baumberger swung his huge body toward him.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
climbed
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
close
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
cool
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
curled
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From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
drunkenly
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
eying
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From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
face
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From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
gone
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From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
grove
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
head
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From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
heavily
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
house
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
huge
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From this reading Baumberger swung his huge body toward him.
Hullo
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From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
Indian
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From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
Indian's
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From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
like
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
lips
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From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
lowered
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From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
lurching
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
malevolently
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From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
met
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From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
out
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
paradise
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
path
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
purgatory
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
pursue
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From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
rig
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
sand
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
scorching
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
set
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
shade
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
silently
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From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
stable
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From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
stepped
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From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
steps
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From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
stopping
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From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
sunshine
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
swung
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From this reading Baumberger swung his huge body toward him.
ten
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From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Baumberger swung his huge body toward him.
up
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From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
way
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From this reading Good Indian's lips curled silently, and he stepped aside to pursue his way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not gone ten steps from the stable when he met Good Indian face to face.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Baumberger climbed heavily out of the rig, and went lurching drunkenly up the path to the house where the cool shade of the grove was like paradise set close against the boundary of the purgatory of blazing sunshine and scorching sand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Hullo,” he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
