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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 A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
agility
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
all
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
base
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
bits
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
bottom
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
boulders
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
carried
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
cave
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
chance
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From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
chill
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
clawed
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
climbed
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
confused
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
cow-pony
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
criss-cross
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
cut
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
Dan
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From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
easily
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
easy
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
enough
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
entrance
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From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
evergreens
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
face
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
flying
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
fresh
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
go
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
gorge
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
grew
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
gulches
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
horse
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
hunted
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From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
impenetrable
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
instant
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
Kate's
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
locate
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
meaningless
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
mountain
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
mountainside
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
now
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From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
pass
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
peaks
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
ravine
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
ravines
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
ride
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From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
rise
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
sand
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
Satan
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
scrub
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
shade
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
slope
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From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
snows
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
stones
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From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
there
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
threatened
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
thundering
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
topple
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From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
tugged
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
uncanny
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From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
upper
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From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
vainly
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From this reading She had come upon the cave by chance in her ride with Dan, and now she hunted vainly through the great stones for the entrance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the last ravine Kate's horse carried her easily enough, but that mountain pass was impenetrable through all its length to anything except the uncanny agility of Satan, and so she left the cow-pony in the bottom of the gorge and climbed the last rise on foot.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whatever scrub evergreens grew there stood under the shade of boulders which threatened each instant to topple over and go thundering to the base.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fresh wind, chill with the snows of the upper peaks, pulled and tugged at her and cut her face and hands with flying bits of sand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the mountainside above her, it was not easy to locate the cave, for the slope was clawed into ravines and confused with meaningless criss-cross gulches.
