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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 That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
agreed
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
akin
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From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
altitudes
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
assented
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
balances
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
beast
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
bivouac
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
bleak
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
bones
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
burden
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
buy
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
called
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
campaign
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
camping
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
carbonate
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
city
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
companion
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
crowded
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
dispensable
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
dry
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
early
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
ebullient
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
effervescent
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
era
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
fatal
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
Garvin
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
Garvin's
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From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
halt
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
Jeffard
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
knew
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From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
land
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
lay
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
Leadville
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
less
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
line
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
march
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
mining-camp
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
moiety
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
Mosquito
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
mountains
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
outfit
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
own
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From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
pandemoniac
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
possible
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
premonition
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
present
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
promise
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
proposed
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
provision
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
retreat
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
Saguache
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
say
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
sell
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
sequel
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From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
shortcomings
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From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
sky-pitched
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
strenuous
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
successor
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
teeming
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
there
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From this reading On the march across the sky-pitched mountains it had been agreed between them that there should be one bivouac in the city of the bleak altitudes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
valley
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From this reading THE line of retreat from the valley, called by Jeffard "of dry bones," to the possible land of promise in the Mosquito, lay through Leadville; not the teeming, ebullient, pandemoniac mining-camp of the early carbonate era, but its less crowded, less effervescent, though no less strenuous successor of the present.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
weaknesses
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From this reading He knew at least one of Garvin's weaknesses, and that it was akin to his own.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were the beast of burden and the dispensable moiety of the camping outfit to sell, and provision to buy; and Jeffard weighed his companion in the balances of his own shortcomings.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That is to say, Garvin proposed it, and Jeffard assented, though not without a premonition that the halt would be fatal to the proposed Mosquito sequel to the campaign in the Saguache.
