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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 In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
abroad
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
always
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
approach
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
away
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
beasts
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
beef
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
big
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
bleak
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
bleaker
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
bounce
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
cattle
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
coyotes
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
deep
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
fall
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
fat
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
feed
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
fleeing
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
flows
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
gashed
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
given
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
grow
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
heights
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
hilltops
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
hunger-driven
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
impassive
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
impressive
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
jack
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
land
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
larks
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
level
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
lies
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
loneliness
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
lonely
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
long-eared
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
many
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
meadow
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
Missouri
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
Montana
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
night
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
northern
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
prairie
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
prowl
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
quaveringly
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
rabbits
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
range
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
reaches
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
shadows
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
shipping
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
shrink
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
shun
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
sleek
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
stretch
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
summer
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
then
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
there
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From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
very
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In northern Montana there lies a great, lonely stretch of prairie land, gashed deep where flows the Missouri.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
Wild
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From this reading Wild range cattle feed there and grow sleek and fat for the fall shipping of beef.
winds
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From this reading Indeed, there are many such--big, impassive, impressive in their very loneliness, in summer given over to the winds and the meadow larks and to the shadows fleeing always over the hilltops.
winter
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From this reading In winter it is not good to be there; even the beasts shrink then from the bleak, level reaches, and shun the still bleaker heights.
yap
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From this reading At night the coyotes yap quaveringly and prowl abroad after the long-eared jack rabbits, which bounce away at their hunger-driven approach.
