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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 THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
air
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From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
ALWAYS
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
back
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From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
bay
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
beast
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
bones
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
break
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
castle
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
centuries
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
chiefs
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
cliff-dwellers
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
close
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
crouched
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den
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From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
disturb
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
door
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doors
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
down
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading That was the way he had learned of getting what he wanted, and the castle had been his dream.
dust
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
fell
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From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
getting
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From this reading That was the way he had learned of getting what he wanted, and the castle had been his dream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
Hall
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
head
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
hesitated
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
impious
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
kicking
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From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
lay
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
leapt
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From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
learned
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From this reading That was the way he had learned of getting what he wanted, and the castle had been his dream.
lion
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
man
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mountain
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
mud
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
plastered
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
possession
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From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
shot
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
spring
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the way he had learned of getting what he wanted, and the castle had been his dream.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
there
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
THERE'S
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
thousand
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leapt into the air and fell kicking on his back and the man took possession of his den.
up
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
walled
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
walls
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
wanted
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From this reading That was the way he had learned of getting what he wanted, and the castle had been his dream.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
WAY
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
weapons
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From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was the way he had learned of getting what he wanted, and the castle had been his dream.
window
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From this reading THERE'S ALWAYS A WAY Every window and door of the cliff-dwellers' castle had been sealed against man and beast--the mountain lion was at bay and as he crouched down to spring Hall shot him through the head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Perhaps within those walls there lay the bones of chiefs, with their weapons close to their hands; and after the passage of the centuries it seemed an impious thing to break in and disturb their ancient dust.
years
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From this reading But the doors had been walled up and plastered over with mud a thousand years before and he hesitated to break them in.
