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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 THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Pizzozi had driven in from the mountains the night before, after salt.
all
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
Amador
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been on the road since midnight.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pizzozi had driven in from the mountains the night before, after salt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
California
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
cattlemen
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From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
clustered
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From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
County
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
day
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
driven
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From this reading Pizzozi had driven in from the mountains the night before, after salt.
foothills
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From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pizzozi had driven in from the mountains the night before, after salt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pizzozi had driven in from the mountains the night before, after salt.
happened
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
headquarters
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From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
home-farms
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From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
home-land
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From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
Ione
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
Italian
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
left
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
little
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
man
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
midnight
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From this reading He had been on the road since midnight.
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
mountains
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From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
name
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
night
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From this reading Pizzozi had driven in from the mountains the night before, after salt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
parentage
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
penetrate
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From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
Pizzozi
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
road
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From this reading He had been on the road since midnight.
salt
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
season
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From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
Sierras
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From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had been on the road since midnight.
small
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
stay
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From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
summer
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From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
town
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
truck-load
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
valley
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From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
wet
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From this reading In the wet season they stay with their home-land in the valley; in the summer they penetrate into the mountains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was one of the cattlemen whose headquarters or home-farms are clustered about the foothills of the Sierras.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
young
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From this reading THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS On the same day on which all this happened, a young man, Pizzozi by name and of Italian parentage, left the little town of Ione in Amador County, California, with a small truck-load of salt.
