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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 The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
almost
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
axis
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
Bedded
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
bivouac
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From this reading Contentment sat on the wild bivouac.
blowing
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
breeze
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
brilliances
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
cattle
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
chewing
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
Cinquo's
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
close
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
closed
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
Contentment
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From this reading Contentment sat on the wild bivouac.
cover
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
coyotes
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From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
deep
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From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
description
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
distance
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
dry
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
extent
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
eyes
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
few
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From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
fifth
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
four
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
full
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From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
gentle
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
grass
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
happy
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
heads
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
high
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
indeed
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
lay
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
less
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
lesser
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
level
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
lying
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
mile
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
NIGHT
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
now
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From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Contentment sat on the wild bivouac.
oval
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
packed
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
path
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
peace
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From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
pointed
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
quavering
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From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
sat
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From this reading Contentment sat on the wild bivouac.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
slope
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
stars
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
tallied
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From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
thousand
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
vast
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
water
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From this reading Bedded on high, dry grass, in the path of the breeze, themselves full of grass and water, they lay, heads high, level with their cover, blowing and chewing, eyes closed and happy.
well-nigh
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From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On a gentle slope well-nigh four thousand cattle were lying close packed in a vast oval, less than a fifth of a mile in extent, half that distance across on the lesser axis.
wild
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From this reading Contentment sat on the wild bivouac.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was nothing now, the silence, save for a few quavering coyotes, was deep and full of peace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE NIGHT THAT night the stars, indeed, almost tallied with Cinquo’s description in their pointed brilliances.
