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Black Jack

Chapter XXXVI

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Context Illustration Reading 1/62 · 5 lines
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When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Black Jack

Chapter XXXVI

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.
Line 2
And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.
Line 3
So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.
Line 4
Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.
Line 5
A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

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 “And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.”

Onto preposition US /ˈɑːntuː/

moving to a position on a surface

From this reading “So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.”

Silver noun US /silver/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

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

From this reading “And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.”

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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 When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

ache

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

Bear

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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

beautiful

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

Blue

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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

branches

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

bright

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

came

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

cow-pony

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

Creek

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

El

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

emptiness

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

entered

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

flaming

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

galloped

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

gathered

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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

ghost

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

glimpsed

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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

happiness

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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

heart

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

hills

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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

Hollis

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

impression

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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

infinite

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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

lower

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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

made

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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

Mountains

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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/

moving to a position on a surface

From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

out

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

paradise

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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

peculiar

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

place

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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

quiet

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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

reflected

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

road

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

rode

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From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

Sangre

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

saw

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

sense

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

shadows

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

silver

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

slowly

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

small

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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

soundlessly

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

spruce

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

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

From this reading And as she rode lower and lower among the hills, the impression gathered strength.

summits

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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

Surely

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From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

Terry

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From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading A peculiar ache and sense of emptiness entered her heart, and the ghost of Terry Hollis galloped soundlessly beside her on flaming El Sangre through the shadow.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

tree

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

trotted

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From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading So she came out onto the road and trotted her cow-pony slowly under the beautiful branches of the silver spruce, and saw the bright tree shadows reflected in Bear Creek.

Valley

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From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Surely here was a place of infinite quiet, made for happiness.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When she first glimpsed Bear Valley from the summits of the Blue Mountains, it seemed to her a small paradise.