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The Danger Mark

Chapter XXII

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CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.
Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.
Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.
Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.
He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Danger Mark

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.
Line 2
Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.
Line 3
Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.
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Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.
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He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.”

Anybody pronoun US /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading “He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.”

Score noun US /score/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.”

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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 Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

absolutely

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

adjourned

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

all

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

always

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/

any person at all

From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

arrived

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From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

assininity

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From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

big

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

boar

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

Chow-dog

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From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

CLOUDY

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

days

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

Delancy

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From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

didn't

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

Duane

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

encounter

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

end

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From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

enjoy

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

faces

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

field

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

Five

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

Geraldine

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

glad

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

go

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From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

gray

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

he'd

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

honour

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

huge

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

jeered

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

just

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

made

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From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

matter

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

mental

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From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

middle

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From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

Miller

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

MOUNTAIN

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

necessary

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

night

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

note

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From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

oak

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

off

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

old

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

once

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

other's

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

own

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From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

personal

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

pleasures

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

preferred

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

really

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

return

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

ridges

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

rocky

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

Rosalie

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From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

saw

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

scorenounUS /score/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

Scott

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

see

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

separately

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From this reading He was as glad to see Rosalie as anybody, and just as glad to see Delancy, but he'd have preferred to enjoy the pleasures separately, though it really didn't matter, after all.

snow

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

snowy

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

taunted

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Duane made a mental note of his own assininity, and let it go at that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

tracks

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

unblemished

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

unencumbered

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From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

watched

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From this reading CLOUDY MOUNTAIN Five days running, Geraldine, Duane, and old Miller watched for the big gray boar among the rocky oak ridges under Cloudy Mountain; and though once they saw his huge tracks, they did not see him.

week

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From this reading Rosalie and a Chow-dog arrived by the middle of the week; Delancy toward the end of it, unencumbered.

wipe

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From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Every night, on their return, Scott jeered them and taunted them until a personal encounter with Duane was absolutely necessary, and they always adjourned to the snowy field of honour to wipe off the score and each other's faces with the unblemished snow.