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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
all
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From this reading But the signs were all old and they came back to the spring, where they could look up and see the lost castle.
Allifair
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
Apache
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
back
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
bench
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the signs were all old and they came back to the spring, where they could look up and see the lost castle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
came
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
camp
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
Canyon
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
castle
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
chase
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
cliff-dwellings
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
creek
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
crossed
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
crowd
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
Deadman
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
drawn
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
drifting
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
far
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
flung
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
fugitives
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
guidance
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
Hall
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
heard
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From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
Isham
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
led
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
like
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
listened
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From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the signs were all old and they came back to the spring, where they could look up and see the lost castle.
lost
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From this reading But the signs were all old and they came back to the spring, where they could look up and see the lost castle.
made
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
marks
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
now
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From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
old
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From this reading But the signs were all old and they came back to the spring, where they could look up and see the lost castle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
others
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
out
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
perfectly
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From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
Randolphs
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
riding
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
said
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From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
Scarborough
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
search
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
see
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From this reading But the signs were all old and they came back to the spring, where they could look up and see the lost castle.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
shouts
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
signs
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From this reading But the signs were all old and they came back to the spring, where they could look up and see the lost castle.
soon
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
spring
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
swung
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
then
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
Tonto
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
TRAIL
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
trailers
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
trembled
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From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
turkey-trap
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
underbrush
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From this reading Hall and Allifair could hear their shouts as they found the marks of his first turkey-trap, in the underbrush above the little spring; and then the chase led on to the cliff-dwellings below them, where Hall had made camp the first time.
up
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From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
vultures
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From this reading Apache trailers came drifting in, drawn like vultures by the crowd; and soon, under their guidance, the search party crossed the creek and came out on the bench below the castle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the signs were all old and they came back to the spring, where they could look up and see the lost castle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NO TRAIL The chase, which had been flung far, swung back towards Deadman Canyon, where the trail of the fugitives had disappeared; and with the others came the Randolphs and Isham Scarborough, riding up the creek from Tonto.
word
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From this reading Every word that they said could be heard now perfectly and Allifair trembled as she listened.
