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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAL'S VISITORS AND HIS BREAKFAST.
any
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
Apaches
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From this reading Near him the two uncouth-looking Apaches had thrown themselves upon the grass.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
asleep
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From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
back
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From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
badly
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
BREAKFAST
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From this reading CAL'S VISITORS AND HIS BREAKFAST.
buffalo-paths
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
Cal
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
CAL'S
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From this reading CAL'S VISITORS AND HIS BREAKFAST.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
chaparral
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
cypress-tree
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From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
down
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
escaping
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
felt
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
go
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
grass
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From this reading Near him the two uncouth-looking Apaches had thrown themselves upon the grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Near him the two uncouth-looking Apaches had thrown themselves upon the grass.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAL'S VISITORS AND HIS BREAKFAST.
hope
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
lay
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From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
lost
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
more
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From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
Near
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From this reading Near him the two uncouth-looking Apaches had thrown themselves upon the grass.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
out
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
pretty
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From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
prisoner
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From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
saw
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
soon
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From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
spider-web
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
staked
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
sun
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From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Near him the two uncouth-looking Apaches had thrown themselves upon the grass.
There
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From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
thrown
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From this reading Near him the two uncouth-looking Apaches had thrown themselves upon the grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
two
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From this reading Near him the two uncouth-looking Apaches had thrown themselves upon the grass.
uncouth-looking
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From this reading Near him the two uncouth-looking Apaches had thrown themselves upon the grass.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
vast
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From this reading There he lay upon his back under the vast canopy of an ancient cypress-tree.
VISITORS
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From this reading CAL'S VISITORS AND HIS BREAKFAST.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
watching
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From this reading They seemed to be asleep pretty soon, for there was no more need of their watching the prisoner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Even when he was lost in the chaparral, and saw the sun go down without any hope of escaping from the spider-web of buffalo-paths, Cal had not felt quite so badly as he did when he found himself staked out.
