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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 A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
attention
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From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
AUTHOR
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
Axe
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
Breakers
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
caught
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From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
chaos
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From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
clattering
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From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
crystal
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From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
elderly
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From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
Etc
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
expression
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From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
eyes
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From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
frigidity
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From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
globe
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From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
gray
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From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
groping
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From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
hard
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From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
Hills
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
hoofs
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From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
horse's
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From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
Law
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
looked
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From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
Montana
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
normal
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From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
recovered
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From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
searching
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From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
sound
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From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
still
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From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
Story
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
Strong
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
There
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From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
traces
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From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
Trail
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
unseen
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From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
up
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From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
veranda
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From this reading The sound of horse's hoofs, clattering up to the veranda, had caught her attention.
Way
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From this reading A Story of the Montana Hills AUTHOR OF "The Way of the Strong," "The Law Breakers," "The Trail of the Axe," Etc.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
woman
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From this reading An elderly woman looked up from the crystal globe before her.
world
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From this reading There were still traces in them of the groping mind, searching on, amidst the chaos of a world unseen.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But the hard, gray eyes had not yet recovered their normal frigidity of expression.
