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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 CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
accepting
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
blind
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From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
bother
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
careless
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
cañon
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From this reading And he chose for exit the cañon of the Little Smoky itself.
chose
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From this reading And he chose for exit the cañon of the Little Smoky itself.
congratulation
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
CRISIS
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
cunning
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From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
definite
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From this reading He had a definite purpose, now.
Eagles
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From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
enough
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From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
exit
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From this reading And he chose for exit the cañon of the Little Smoky itself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he chose for exit the cañon of the Little Smoky itself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a definite purpose, now.
haunting
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From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
head
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
human
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From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
hunters
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From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And he chose for exit the cañon of the Little Smoky itself.
jump
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
lead
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From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
led
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
lobos
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From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
many
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From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
mares
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
matters
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
north
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
now
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From this reading He had a definite purpose, now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
only
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
picked
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
place
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
pocketing
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From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
purpose
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From this reading He had a definite purpose, now.
ravines
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From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
sides
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From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
small
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
Smoky
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
straight
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
summits
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From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
there
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From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
toss
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
up
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
Valley
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From this reading He had had enough of the Valley of the Eagles with its haunting lobos and its cunning human hunters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For there were many blind ravines pocketing the sides of the Valley of the Eagles, but the little Smoky would lead him straight to the summits.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
whinnies
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
women-folk
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From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE CRISIS When he found a place where he could jump the Little Smoky he picked up his mares again and led them straight north, accepting their whinnies of congratulation with a careless toss of his head as though only women-folk would bother to think of such small matters.
