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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 With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
away
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
back
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
barrier
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
big
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
briefly
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
captivity
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
chain
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
completed
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
corral
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
corrals
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
deal
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
dodged
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From this reading With a flick of heels, a last surge of upflung dust, they dodged inside.
down
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
dust
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From this reading With a flick of heels, a last surge of upflung dust, they dodged inside.
faced
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
fence
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
flick
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From this reading With a flick of heels, a last surge of upflung dust, they dodged inside.
flurry
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
formation
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
forming
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
galloped
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
gate
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
gnawed
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
hard
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
hated
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
heavy
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
heels
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From this reading With a flick of heels, a last surge of upflung dust, they dodged inside.
herd
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
hoarse
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
hook
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
horse
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
hurtled
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
implacable
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
inside
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
just
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
leaders
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
link
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
mass
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
Meadowlark
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
meadows
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
met
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
milled
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
other
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
particular
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
periods
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
post
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
precipitous
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
rats
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
rattled
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
realized
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
riders
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
riding
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
road
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
shouts
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
shut
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
slammed
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
slanted
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
surge
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From this reading With a flick of heels, a last surge of upflung dust, they dodged inside.
swerved
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
swung
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
tempting
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
there
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From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
thundered
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
upflung
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From this reading With a flick of heels, a last surge of upflung dust, they dodged inside.
very
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From this reading The herd galloped in mass formation to the very gate before they realized that here they faced another one of those hated periods of captivity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big gate slammed shut behind them and the chain was pulled around the great post that looked as though rats had gnawed it just there--the hook rattled into a heavy link and that particular horse deal was completed.
wing
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From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
wings
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From this reading They swerved toward the bluff, hurtled back along it and met the implacable Meadowlark riders; milled briefly and thundered again down the throat of the wings toward the corral.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a last flurry of hard riding and hoarse shouts, the leaders swung away from the tempting meadows and inside the wing fence that slanted down from the corrals to the road, the precipitous bluff forming the other barrier.
