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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 CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
AIR
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
always
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
CASTLE
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
Cold
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
country
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
Creek
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
dawn
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
down
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
entered
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
fearful
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
flees
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
flush
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
follow
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
four
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
generally
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
Hall
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
head
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
heads
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
home
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
horse
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
Jump-Off
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
knew
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
led
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
lost
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
man
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
McIvor
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
night
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
Nine
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
old
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
out
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
quit
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
rode
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
safety
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
seldom
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
some
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
splashed
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
Spring
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
spurred
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
stamping-ground
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
stopping
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
ten
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
Then
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
threw
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
times
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From this reading Nine times out of ten he heads for some old stamping-ground, and generally he heads for home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
Tonto
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
trail
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
trails
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
Turkey
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
unknown
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From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
up
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From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
wagon-track
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
way
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From this reading It was night, but he had a horse that knew the way, or at least that could follow a trail; and at the first flush of dawn he spurred down Jump-Off Point and splashed into Turkey Creek.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CASTLE IN THE AIR When a man flees for safety it is seldom into the unknown, for that is always fearful.
wild
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From this reading Hall McIvor was lost in a country so wild that not even a wagon-track entered it; four trails led in and out and he took the one he knew, the one that went to Tonto.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then he rode without stopping until, at Cold Spring, his horse threw up its head and quit.
