used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
BanffnounUS /bænf/
a popular vacation spot in the Canadian Rockies
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-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
civilizedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
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Cochrane
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consternationnounUS /ˌkɑːnstərˈneɪʃən/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
cowtownnoun
a small town in a cattle-raising area of western North America
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a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
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dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
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widely known and esteemed
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
start firing a weapon
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
foothillnounUS /ˈfʊthɪl/
a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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grainnounUS /ɡreɪn/
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
a social unit living together
From this reading P. D.’s name was a household word.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading P. D.’s name was a household word.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
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packhorses
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something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
prairienounUS /ˈpreri/
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
ranchnounUS /ræntʃ/
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
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conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
RockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
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required or under orders
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
touristsnounUS /ˈtʊrəsts/
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
in or at the place that
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
wildsnounUS /waɪldz/
plural of “wild” — a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
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in the company of; together with
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading P. D.’s name was a household word.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
