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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 LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
ahead
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From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
away
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
back
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
barked
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From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
bearable
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
became
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
begged
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
bib-overalls
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From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
Blackwater
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
blessed
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From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
came
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
Canyon
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
ceased
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
clinging
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From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
clothes
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
cooled
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
days
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
desert-dwellers
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
dog
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
eagerly
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From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
end
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
faded
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From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
fed
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
feet
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
food
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
friend
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
heat-wave
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
Jail
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
joy
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From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
later
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
LESSON
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
licking
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
Luck
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
made
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
meeching
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
men's
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
move
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
now
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
off
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
pant
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
ran
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From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
ranch
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
release
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From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
ridden
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From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
rocks
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
rode
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
sightseers
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
soon
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
started
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From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
strike
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
sun
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
there
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From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
trail
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From this reading And every time that she started towards the trail where Wunpost had ridden away he barked and ran eagerly ahead.
two
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
uneasily
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
watched
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
waterspout
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From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
whimpered
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From this reading Good Luck had left Wunpost and returned to the ranch, where he was sure of food and a friend; but now that he was fed he begged and whimpered uneasily and watched every move that she made.
whining
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But there was one, still clinging to her faded bib-overalls, who took no joy in the blessed release.
Wilhelmina
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LESSON The heat-wave, which had made even the desert-dwellers pant, came to an end with the Jail Canyon waterspout; the nights became bearable, the rocks cooled off and the sun ceased to strike through men's clothes.
worried
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
Wunpost
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From this reading Wilhelmina was worried, for the sightseers from Blackwater had disappeared as soon as Wunpost rode away; and now, two days later, his dog had come back, meeching and whining and licking its feet.
