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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 high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
abrupt
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
animal
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
apart
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
aside
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
avalanchine
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
bark
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From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
blindly
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
boulders
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
bushes
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
chased
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
cliffs
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
combat
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
cut
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
day
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From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
decayed
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
declivities
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
dismount
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
down
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From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
drove
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From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
dusk
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From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
fallen
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
full
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
groaning
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
gullies
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
hay
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
heap
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
held
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
high
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
holding
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
horse
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
horses
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
hunter
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
lead
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
like
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
little-used
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
load
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From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
mass
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
more
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
mountain
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From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
obstructed
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
once
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
Paul
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From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
places
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
plunged
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
readjust
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
reins
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
road
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
rode
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
roll
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
ropes
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
scotch
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
sharp
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
sometimes
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
stones
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
strode
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
swayed
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
teeth
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
tightening
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
times
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
together
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
top-heavy
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
towering
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
trees
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
turns
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
vehicle
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
vines
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From this reading At times he strode along by the horses, holding the reins between his teeth, that his hands might be free to combat the vines and bushes through which he plunged as blindly as an animal chased by a hunter.
wagoner
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
washouts
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From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
way
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
wheels
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From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The high heap of bark on the groaning vehicle swayed like a top-heavy load of hay, and more than once Paul had to dismount from the lead horse he rode, scotch the wheels with stones, and readjust the bark, tightening the ropes which held the mass together.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading |THAT afternoon at dusk Paul drove down the mountain with his last load of bark for the day.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The little-used road was full of sharp turns around towering cliffs and abrupt declivities, worn into gullies by washouts, and obstructed by avalanchine boulders.
young
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From this reading In places decayed trees had fallen across the way, and these the young wagoner sometimes had to cut apart and roll aside.
