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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 Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
Barry
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
better
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
black
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
breath
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
came
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
changed
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
colt
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
corner
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
covered
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
down
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
end
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
felt
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
fields
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
fluttered
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
frolicking
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
full
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
galloped
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
gone
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
ground
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
hoofs
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
house
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
knew
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
like
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
longer
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
man
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
Mark
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
miles
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
near
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
nerve
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
Ninety
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
out
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
pasture
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
plain
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
plenty
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
plowhorse
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
posse
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
pounded
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
racing
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
ran
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
rattle
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
Retherton
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From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
Rickett
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
ride
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
roar
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
saddles
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
Satan
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
savage
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
sight
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
stallion
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
stamp
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
straight
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
streak
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
street
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
StrengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
tail
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
there
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
too
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
town
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From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
vowed
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mark Retherton knew better, and the posse to a man felt the end was near.
watched
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
wheezes
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From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
whip
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From this reading And Barry too, as he watched them whip around the corner of the last house and streak across the fields, knew that the end of the ride was near.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
Wilsonville
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strength, wind and nerve were gone from Satan; his hoofs pounded the ground with the stamp of a plowhorse; his breath came in wheezes with a rattle toward the end; the tail no longer fluttered out straight behind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They changed saddles in a savage silence and went down the street out of town with a roar of racing hoofs.
witnesses
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From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Ninety miles of ground, at least, had been covered by the black stallion, since he left Rickett that morning, yet when he galloped across the plain in full sight of Wilsonville there were plenty of witnesses who vowed that Satan ran like a colt frolicking over a pasture.