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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 Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Packard had conferred briefly with Barbee; the Ranch Number Ten men had gone about their work.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
all
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From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD MOUNTAIN LION COMES DOWN FROM THE NORTH It was perhaps eight o'clock, the morning blue, cloudless, and still.
Barbee
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Bill
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blue
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briefly
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browsing
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
cattle
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cloudless
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COMES
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conferred
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day
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From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
dotted
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DOWN
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eager
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ears
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eight
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field
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flat
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From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE OLD MOUNTAIN LION COMES DOWN FROM THE NORTH It was perhaps eight o'clock, the morning blue, cloudless, and still.
fumbled
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gone
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grazing
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Packard had conferred briefly with Barbee; the Ranch Number Ten men had gone about their work.
heads
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From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
heard
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From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
hills
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From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
horses
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From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE OLD MOUNTAIN LION COMES DOWN FROM THE NORTH It was perhaps eight o'clock, the morning blue, cloudless, and still.
jerked
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From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
LION
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
lower
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From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
mar
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From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
meadow-lands
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men
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From this reading Packard had conferred briefly with Barbee; the Ranch Number Ten men had gone about their work.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OLD MOUNTAIN LION COMES DOWN FROM THE NORTH It was perhaps eight o'clock, the morning blue, cloudless, and still.
MOUNTAIN
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mounted
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From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
NORTH
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now
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Number
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o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
OLD
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
other
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From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
Packard
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perfect
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From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
perhaps
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pipe
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pricked
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Ranch
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riding
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Royce
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sent
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serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
side
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silent
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sitting
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From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
sound
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From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
Steve
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From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OLD MOUNTAIN LION COMES DOWN FROM THE NORTH It was perhaps eight o'clock, the morning blue, cloudless, and still.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
Ten
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD MOUNTAIN LION COMES DOWN FROM THE NORTH It was perhaps eight o'clock, the morning blue, cloudless, and still.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Packard had conferred briefly with Barbee; the Ranch Number Ten men had gone about their work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
treeless
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From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
two
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up
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From this reading Suddenly their two horses and the other horses browsing in a lower field, jerked up their heads, all ears pricked forward.
upper
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valley
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD MOUNTAIN LION COMES DOWN FROM THE NORTH It was perhaps eight o'clock, the morning blue, cloudless, and still.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Steve and Bill Royce, riding side by side, had mounted one of the flat, treeless hills in the upper valley and were now sitting silent while Royce fumbled with his pipe and Steve sent a long, eager look down across the open meadow-lands dotted with grazing cattle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Packard had conferred briefly with Barbee; the Ranch Number Ten men had gone about their work.
work
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From this reading Packard had conferred briefly with Barbee; the Ranch Number Ten men had gone about their work.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
young
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From this reading And yet Steve had heard no sound to mar the perfect serenity of the young day.
