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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 At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
beautiful
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
blue
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From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
boulders
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
brown
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Stony Crossing I could see, even without Mac's guiding finger.
CROSSING
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From this reading STONY CROSSING.
deceptively
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
dipped
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
distance
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
down
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
enchantmentnounUS /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/
a magic spell or the state caused by one
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
end
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From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stony Crossing I could see, even without Mac's guiding finger.
example
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
feet
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
finger
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From this reading Stony Crossing I could see, even without Mac's guiding finger.
flat
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
ford
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
fringes
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
gave
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
glinted
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
green
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
guess
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
guiding
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From this reading Stony Crossing I could see, even without Mac's guiding finger.
hillside
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
hungry
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Stony Crossing I could see, even without Mac's guiding finger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
lending
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
lined
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
looking
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
Mac's
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From this reading Stony Crossing I could see, even without Mac's guiding finger.
miles
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
Milk
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
old
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
placid
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
quick-sands
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
ridge
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From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
River
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
river-edge
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
sage-grown
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
Sarge
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From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
saw
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
scrubby
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
see
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From this reading Stony Crossing I could see, even without Mac's guiding finger.
shining
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
slipping
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
slope
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
smoothly
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
STONY
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From this reading STONY CROSSING.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
streak
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
stream
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
sunshine
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
There's
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From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
timber
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
trail
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
trap
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
truth
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
unseen
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
unwary
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From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
Up
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
upland
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
vivid
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
west
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From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
Whoop
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From this reading The Whoop Up trail, a brown streak against the vivid upland green, dipped down the hillside to our right, down to the sage-grown flat, and into the river by the great boulders that gave the ford its name.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Stony Crossing I could see, even without Mac's guiding finger.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the foot of the long slope on which we stood Milk River glinted in the sunshine, deceptively beautiful--a shining example of the truth of that old saw about distance lending enchantment, for, looking down on the placid stream slipping smoothly along between fringes of scrubby timber, one would never guess that miles and miles of hungry quick-sands lined the river-edge, an unseen trap for the feet of the unwary.
Writing-on-the-Stone
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From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
yonder
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From this reading "There's Stony Crossing, Sarge; and over yonder, at the west end of that blue ridge, is Writing-on-the-Stone."
