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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 CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
abandoned
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
advantage
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
back
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
Bill
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From this reading Bill Johnson's hounds were the first to feel the madness.
Bonnair
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
Bronco
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
camp
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
cat's
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
CATASTROPHE
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
chase
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From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
clutched
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
contrary
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
corrals
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
Creede
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
dawn
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
day
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
demon
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
detour
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
devil
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
eastern
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
end
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
feel
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From this reading Bill Johnson's hounds were the first to feel the madness.
fighting
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bill Johnson's hounds were the first to feel the madness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
gave
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
generally
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
Hardy
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
head
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
heading
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From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
heights
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From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
Hidden
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
horses
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
hounds
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From this reading Bill Johnson's hounds were the first to feel the madness.
ill-omened
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
Johnson's
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From this reading Bill Johnson's hounds were the first to feel the madness.
Juate
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From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
Kitty
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
led
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From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
like
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
madness
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From this reading Bill Johnson's hounds were the first to feel the madness.
makes
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
mean
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
men
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
Mesa
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
moment
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
north
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
ordered
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
pinto's
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
preoccupation
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
quietly
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
rise
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
river
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
rodeo
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
Rolls
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
Rufus
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
rumples
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
seize
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
sensitive
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
sets
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
slip
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
spirit
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
sun-up
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From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
taking
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
torn
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
touch
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From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
turned
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
twin
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
unprofitable
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
unrest
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
up
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
Water
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From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
weary
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From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bill Johnson's hounds were the first to feel the madness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like a touch of the north wind, which rumples the cat's back, sets the horses to fighting in the corrals, and makes men mean and generally contrary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CATASTROPHE A demon of unrest, twin devil to that which had so clutched and torn at the sensitive spirit of Rufus Hardy, seemed to rise up with the dawn of that ill-omened day and seize upon the camp at Hidden Water.
wooded
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From this reading They left before sun-up, heading for the wooded heights of the Juate, and led him a weary chase.
working
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From this reading At the last moment Creede abandoned the unprofitable working of The Rolls and ordered the _rodeo_ up onto Bronco Mesa; and Kitty Bonnair, taking advantage of his preoccupation, quietly gave him the slip at the end of their long eastern detour, and turned her pinto's head toward the river.
