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Chapter XXV
THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall. Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought. Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went. He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed. An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
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From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
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From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
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From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
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From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
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From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
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From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
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From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
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From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
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From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
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From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
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From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
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From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
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From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
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From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
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From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
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From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE SMOKY Pure madness poured into the brain of Red Perris as he saw the fall.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Groaning he rode to the bank of the stream, mechanically gathering up the rope as he went.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An occasional dark steak whirled past--the trunks of trees which the Little Smoky had chewed away from their foothold on its sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw below him nothing but the rush of water, white riffles showing its speed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here, then was the end of the trail, and that great battle would never be fought.
