abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At least they would see the fun of an anti-climax.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
anti-climax
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From this reading At least they would see the fun of an anti-climax.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least they would see the fun of an anti-climax.
for the reason that
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
BreakneckadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪknek/
moving at very high speed
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading At least they would see the fun of an anti-climax.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
hatlessadjective
not wearing a hat
From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
Hawkeye
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From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least they would see the fun of an anti-climax.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At least they would see the fun of an anti-climax.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
PinenounUS /paɪn/
a coniferous tree
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
PondnounUS /pɑːnd/
a small lake
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
rascalnounUS /ˈræskəl/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At least they would see the fun of an anti-climax.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
Sloatsburg
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From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
spedverbUS /sped/
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Into the Hawkeye Spoke Trail he sped, hatless, abandoned.
trustedadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstɪd/
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading And they followed, not because they trusted him, but because he seemed possessed.
unrulyadjectiveUS /ənˈruːli/
noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Over the edge of Pine Hill he sped and across the Sloatsburg road and past Breakneck Pond and into the valley.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He had picked his way at night before, the unruly little rascal, and he knew his ground now.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At least they would see the fun of an anti-climax.
