adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
annalsnounUS /ˈænəlz/
reports of the work of a society or learned body etc
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
barsnounUS /bɑːrz/
gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
becomesverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading In that case he becomes immortal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
camp-fires
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading In that case he becomes immortal.
celebritynounUS /səˈlebrɪti/
a widely known person
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
crossroadsnounUS /ˈkrɔːsroʊdz/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
floatsnounUS /floʊts/
plural of “float” — the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
imaginationnounUS /ˌɪmædʒəˈneɪʃən/
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
imaginingverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/
-ing form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading In that case he becomes immortal.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that case he becomes immortal.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
localadjectiveUS /ˈloʊkəl/
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
massnounUS /mæs/
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
merelyadverbUS /ˈmɪrli/
and nothing more
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
mountain-desert
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
Nevadas
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading A man may be a fact all his life and die only a local celebrity.
riotnounUS /ˈraɪət/
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
RockiesnounUS /ˈrɑːkiz/
the chief mountain range of western North America; extends from British Columbia to northern New Mexico; forms the continental divide
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
runsnounUS /rʌnz/
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
saloonsnounUS /səˈluːnz/
plural of “saloon” — a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
SierranounUS /siˈerə/
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
sparksnounUS /spɑːrks/
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
strikeverbUS /straɪk/
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then again, he may strike sparks from that imagination which runs riot by camp-fires and at the bars of the crossroads saloons.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
traditionnounUS /trəˈdɪʃən/
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They are merely a vast mass of fact and tradition and imagining which floats from tongue to tongue from the Rockies to the Sierra Nevadas.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading The annals of the mountain-desert have never been written and can never be written.
