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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 Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
aside
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
Basin
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
beautiful
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
Bill
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
bottomland
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
BREW
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
brow
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
CHIP
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
closely
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
country
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
crushed
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
cut
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
days
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
DESERT
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
detour
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
down
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
drink
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
EAGLE'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
earth
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
edge
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
Etc
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
failed
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
feet
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
fill
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
FLYING
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
four
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
gaze
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
grass
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
gravely
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
habit
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
haste
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
hill
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
hoofprints
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
horse
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
hundred
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
intermingled
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
known
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
Lark
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
Larkin
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
lay
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
looking
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
loose
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
many
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
matter
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
Meadowlark
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
most
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
old
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
opinion
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
pausings
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
pitch-black
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
proof
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
riding
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
rim
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
rode
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
shod
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
slight
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
soil
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
spot
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
stepped
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
stop
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
Straight
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
stronghold
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From this reading Straight down, a good four hundred feet below him, lay the bottomland known the country over as Meadowlark Basin, where old Bill Larkin had his stronghold in the old days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
there
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
trail
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
U
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
valley
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
very
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
walked
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From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
wide
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From this reading Except on pitch-black nights or when he rode in haste, Lark never failed to stop and drink his fill of the wide valley below,--in his opinion the most beautiful spot on earth.
WING
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From this reading AUTHOR OF CHIP OF THE FLYING U, THE EAGLE'S WING, DESERT BREW, Etc.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
young
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From this reading Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed into the loose soil with shod hoofprints closely intermingled, proof that the slight detour was a matter of habit born of many pausings there at gaze.
