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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 Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
all
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
American
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
arbor
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From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
barely
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
Big
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
catamount
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
caught
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
cavernous
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
clouds
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
desperate
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
down
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From this reading We hastened down under the threatening sky to the saddles and the luncheon.
dragged
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
drunk
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
encounter
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
enlivened
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
enveloped
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
exceedingly
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
go
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
graphic
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
hastened
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From this reading We hastened down under the threatening sky to the saddles and the luncheon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
Just
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From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
luncheon
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From this reading We hastened down under the threatening sky to the saddles and the luncheon.
made
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
minutes
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
narrative
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
night
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
observations
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
off
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From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
panther
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
peak
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
place
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
pursued
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
rhododendrons
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From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
rocks
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From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
saddles
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From this reading We hastened down under the threatening sky to the saddles and the luncheon.
scarcely
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
scene
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
sky
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From this reading We hastened down under the threatening sky to the saddles and the luncheon.
spent
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
statement
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
summit
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From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
there
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
threatening
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From this reading We hastened down under the threatening sky to the saddles and the luncheon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
Tom
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
trap
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
tunnel
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From this reading Just off from the summit, amid the rocks, is a complete arbor, or tunnel, of rhododendrons.
twenty
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From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We hastened down under the threatening sky to the saddles and the luncheon.
up
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
Western
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We had barely twenty minutes for our observations, when it was time to go; and had scarcely left the peak when the clouds enveloped it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
whisky
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From this reading It is an exceedingly graphic narrative, and is enlivened by the statement that Big Tom had the night before drunk up all the whisky of the party which had spent the night on the summit.
Wilson
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
writer
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From this reading This cavernous place a Western writer has made the scene of a desperate encounter between Big Tom and a catamount, or American panther, which had been caught in a trap and dragged it there, pursued by Wilson.
