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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 This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
bend
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From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
bushes
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
cruelly
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
doing
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From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
down
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From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
effectually
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
following
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
forged
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
gone
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From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
gully
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From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
head
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
horse
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
instinct
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
just
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From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
Lorraine
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
marks
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From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
narrow
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From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
narrowed
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
opening
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
out
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From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
path
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From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
perforce
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From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
precipitous
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From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
presented
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
rather
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
realised
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From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
rocks
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From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
saddle
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From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
saw
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From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
scraping
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From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
seamed
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From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
shoulders
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
slope
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From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
SWAN
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
TALKS
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
there
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
THOUGHTS
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
trail
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From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
trapped
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From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
wagon
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From this reading At the bend she looked down, saw the marks where the wagon had gone over, scraping rocks and bushes from its path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a narrow, rather precipitous gully that seamed the slope just beyond the bend.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He stopped perforce, and Lorraine was out of the saddle and running down to the trail before she quite realised what she was doing.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bushes there whipped her head and shoulders cruelly as the horse forged in among them, but they trapped him effectually where the gully narrowed to a point.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
Yellowjacket
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From this reading SWAN TALKS WITH HIS THOUGHTS Lorraine, following instinct rather than thought, pulled Yellowjacket into the first opening that presented itself.
