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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 Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
absorbed
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
all
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
antelope's
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
anxiously
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From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
any
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
band
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
blind
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From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
bushy
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
carried
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
CHAPARRAL
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From this reading LOST IN THE CHAPARRAL.
counter-marching
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
deal
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From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
enough
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
exceptions
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From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
hampered
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their young riders were just as ignorant.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST IN THE CHAPARRAL.
just
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From this reading Their young riders were just as ignorant.
Kah-go-mish
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
lanes
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
learning
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
lose
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
LOST
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From this reading LOST IN THE CHAPARRAL.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
marching
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
MeantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
members
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
more
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From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
other
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
paths
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From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
people
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
Ping
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
ponies
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
rapidly
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From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
riders
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From this reading Their young riders were just as ignorant.
saddle
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
somewhat
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
streets
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
Tah-nu-nu
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST IN THE CHAPARRAL.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their young riders were just as ignorant.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
threading
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From this reading Meantime the two exceptions had been threading the blind paths of the chaparral more rapidly and a great deal more anxiously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
two
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From this reading Kah-go-mish and all the other members of his band except two had been entirely absorbed in the marching and counter-marching required to make other people lose track of them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
wild
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From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Neither of the ponies which carried Ping and Tah-nu-nu was hampered by any saddle, and both were somewhat wild, but they were not wild enough to have an antelope's learning as to the streets and lanes of that bushy wilderness.
young
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From this reading Their young riders were just as ignorant.
