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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
away
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
blue
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
brooded
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From this reading Peace--the peace of untroubled wilderness--brooded over the land.
brown
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
corral
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
dismounted
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
distance
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
Doe
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
down
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
empty
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
Far
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
fatigue
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
flanks
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
head
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
heading
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
headquarters
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
hills
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
home
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
irregular
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
John
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
land
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From this reading Peace--the peace of untroubled wilderness--brooded over the land.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
lifted
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
Lone
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
miles
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
mountains
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
obeying
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Peace--the peace of untroubled wilderness--brooded over the land.
palpitating
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
Peace
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From this reading Peace--the peace of untroubled wilderness--brooded over the land.
picking
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
quiet
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
ranch
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
rein
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
ridge
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
rim
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
rode
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
rugged
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
sageland
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From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
Sawtooth
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
signal
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
slope
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
splotch
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From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
steep
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
stiff-legged
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
streaked
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
sweat
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lone lifted his head and looked away across the empty miles of sageland to the quiet blue of the mountains beyond.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
trail
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
turned
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
untroubled
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From this reading Peace--the peace of untroubled wilderness--brooded over the land.
up
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From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
way
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Far in the distance, against the rim of rugged hills, was an irregular splotch of brown which was the headquarters of the Sawtooth.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Peace--the peace of untroubled wilderness--brooded over the land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John Doe was streaked with sweat and his flanks were palpitating with fatigue when Lone rode up to the corral and dismounted.
wrist
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From this reading Lone turned his wrist to the right, and John Doe, obeying the rein signal, left the trail and began picking his way stiff-legged down the steep slope of the ridge, heading directly toward the home ranch.
