adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
answeringadjectiveUS /ˈænsərɪŋ/
replying
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading From the summit of the first low-swelling ridge he looked back.
BlackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
blacksnounUS /blæks/
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading The blacks settled into their fleet, long-striding gallop.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The wind sweetly fanned Venters’s hot face.
fannedadjectiveUS /fænd/
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading The wind sweetly fanned Venters’s hot face.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading From the summit of the first low-swelling ridge he looked back.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The blacks settled into their fleet, long-striding gallop.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
gallopverbUS /ˈɡæləp/
ride at a galloping pace
From this reading The blacks settled into their fleet, long-striding gallop.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the summit of the first low-swelling ridge he looked back.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
hotadjectiveUS /hɑːt/
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The wind sweetly fanned Venters’s hot face.
howlverbUS /haʊl/
emit long loud cries
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The blacks settled into their fleet, long-striding gallop.
long-striding
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From this reading The blacks settled into their fleet, long-striding gallop.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading From the summit of the first low-swelling ridge he looked back.
low-swelling
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From this reading From the summit of the first low-swelling ridge he looked back.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
NightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
PURPLEnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəl/
a purple color or pigment
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
RIDERSnounUS /ˈraɪdərz/
plural of “rider” — a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
ridgenounUS /rɪdʒ/
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading From the summit of the first low-swelling ridge he looked back.
RingverbUS /rɪŋ/
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
SAGEnounUS /seɪdʒ/
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
sage-bordered
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From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
settledadjectiveUS /ˈsetəld/
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading The blacks settled into their fleet, long-striding gallop.
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
slow-rising
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From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
spurnounUS /spɜːr/
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
StarnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading From the summit of the first low-swelling ridge he looked back.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading The wind sweetly fanned Venters’s hot face.
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/
possessing sweep
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/
in a swift manner
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The blacks settled into their fleet, long-striding gallop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
trailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
VentersnounUS /ˈventərz/
plural of “venter” — a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
Venters's
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From this reading The wind sweetly fanned Venters’s hot face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE Black Star and Night, answering to spur, swept swiftly westward along the white, slow-rising, sage-bordered trail.
Whitie
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From this reading Venters heard a mournful howl from Ring, but Whitie was silent.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind sweetly fanned Venters’s hot face.
