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A Man Four-Square
A Man Four-Square

Chapter XXIII

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The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.
In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.
His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.
Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.
Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man Four-Square

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.
Line 2
In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.
Line 3
His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.
Line 4
Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.
Line 5
Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.”

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.”

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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 The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

breakneck

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

Camp

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

cat

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From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

cattle

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

cañons

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

climbed

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From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

continue

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

County

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From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

covered

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From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

darkness

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From this reading In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.

doubt

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From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

down

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

drops

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

expected

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

followed

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From this reading In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

ground

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From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

hills

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

horse

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From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

Joe

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

like

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From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

Live-Oaks

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

man

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From this reading In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.

men's

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

mount

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From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

mountain

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

often

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From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

other

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

path

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From this reading In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.

precarious

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From this reading In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.

profit

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

rider

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From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

Ruidosa

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

runs

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

Rustlers

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

side

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In the darkness a man followed this precarious path.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

trail

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

twists

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

uncertainty

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From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

up

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

use

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.

valley

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From this reading The Rustlers' Camp From Live-Oaks a breakneck trail runs up the side of the mountain, drops down into the valley beyond, and twists among the hills and through cañons to the Ruidosa.

War

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From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

Washington

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From this reading Both mount and rider had covered this ground often during the Washington County War.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading His horse climbed it like a cat, without the least uncertainty or doubt.

Yankie

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From this reading Joe Yankie expected to continue to use it as long as he found a profit in other men's cattle.