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The Red Mustang
The Red Mustang

Chapter III

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THE BAND OF KAH-GO-MISH.
New Mexico is a wonderful country.
It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.
Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.
Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Red Mustang

Chapter III

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE BAND OF KAH-GO-MISH.
Line 2
New Mexico is a wonderful country.
Line 3
It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.
Line 4
Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.
Line 5
Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

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

From this reading “Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.”

Wonderful noun US /ˈwonderful/

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

From this reading “New Mexico is a wonderful country.”

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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 New Mexico is a wonderful country.

AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

away

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

BAND

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From this reading THE BAND OF KAH-GO-MISH.

Canadian

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From this reading Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

country

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From this reading New Mexico is a wonderful country.

Down

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

east

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

full

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

going

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading New Mexico is a wonderful country.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

KAH-GO-MISH

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From this reading THE BAND OF KAH-GO-MISH.

keeping

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

main

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

Mexico

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From this reading New Mexico is a wonderful country.

middle

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

Mountains

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

New

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From this reading New Mexico is a wonderful country.

north

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BAND OF KAH-GO-MISH.

other

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

Picos

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From this reading Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

places

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

range

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

rise

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From this reading Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

rivers

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From this reading Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

Rocky

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

run

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From this reading Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

runs

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

see

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

several

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From this reading Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

some

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

south

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

territory

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From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE BAND OF KAH-GO-MISH.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Among them rise the Picos and the Canadian and several other rivers that run away to the south and east.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading Down through the territory, east of the middle, runs north and south the main range of the Rocky Mountains.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

well

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.

wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/

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

From this reading New Mexico is a wonderful country.

worth

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From this reading It is full of places that are worth going to see, while some of its other places are well worth keeping away from.