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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 MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
air
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
away
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
baffling
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
calls
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
came
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
cattle
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
contained
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
courses
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
coveys
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From this reading On the grassy flats were uncounted coveys of the prairie grouse.
curfew
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
deer
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
DIMINISHED
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
draw
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
drovers
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
enlivened
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
flats
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From this reading On the grassy flats were uncounted coveys of the prairie grouse.
flocks
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
giant
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
grasslands
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
grassy
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From this reading On the grassy flats were uncounted coveys of the prairie grouse.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
grouse
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From this reading On the grassy flats were uncounted coveys of the prairie grouse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
head
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
heads
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
herd
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
hollow
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
honey
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
land
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
lay
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
liquid
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
made
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
MAID'S
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
man
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
mingled
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
MISTAKE
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
more
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
narrow
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
north
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the grassy flats were uncounted coveys of the prairie grouse.
once
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
plenty
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
plover
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
prairie
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From this reading On the grassy flats were uncounted coveys of the prairie grouse.
sickle-billed
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
sprang
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
sweet
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
swept
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
timber
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
tracts
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
tremolo
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
turkeys
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
uncounted
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From this reading On the grassy flats were uncounted coveys of the prairie grouse.
undaunted
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
unknown
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
upland
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From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
water
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From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the grassy flats were uncounted coveys of the prairie grouse.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
wide
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
wild
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From this reading In every hollow the wild deer sprang away, the head of every draw contained its flocks of great wild turkeys.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was enlivened with the wild calls of the giant sickle-billed curfew; and from above came the mysterious, baffling liquid tremolo of the upland plover, honey sweet to hear.
world
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From this reading A MAID’S MISTAKE DIMINISHED but undaunted, the great herd swept north once more into the wide, sweet, unknown world.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The mingled grasslands and narrow timber tracts which lay between the heads of the water courses made for cattle drovers a land of plenty where man had not yet come.
