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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 STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
air
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
ashen
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From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
bracing
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
brown
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From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
CHASE
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
clean
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
clouds
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From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
coat
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From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
craving
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
depression
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
divide
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From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
driving
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
drove
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From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
drug
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
face
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From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
fierce
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
fight
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
gone
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
hard
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
headaches
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
healthy
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From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
heart
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
heavily
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From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
hills
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From this reading Winter settled over the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
Hollister
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
hours
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
laden
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From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
moisture
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From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
new
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
night
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Winter settled over the hills.
pasty
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From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
plenty
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
possessed
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
poured
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
replaced
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From this reading The ashen, pasty look had been replaced on his face by a coat of healthy brown.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
Rockies
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
scudding
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From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
sent
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
settled
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From this reading Winter settled over the hills.
slope
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From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
STERN
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
swept
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
there
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
together
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
tramping
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
Tug
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
waves
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From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The fierce, driving headaches had gone, but there were still hours when the craving for the drug possessed him and sent him tramping through the night to fight the depression that swept in waves through his heart.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind roared along the slope of the divide and drove before it great scudding clouds heavily laden with moisture.
Winter
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From this reading Winter settled over the hills.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
work
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From this reading A STERN CHASE The clean bracing air of the Rockies, together with hard work and plenty of it, had poured new life into the blood of Tug Hollister.
