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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 In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
back
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
bridles
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
busy
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
child's
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
clapped
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
contact
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
empty
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
end
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
firm
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
girthed
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
gone
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From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
hurried
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
Ingleborough
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From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
it's
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
knew
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
mere
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
minute
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
oh
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From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
petted
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
play
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
ponies
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From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
Ready
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From this reading "Ready?" said West.
recognised
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
saddles
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
safely
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
said
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From this reading "Ready?" said West.
search
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
seen
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
soon
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From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
tethered
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
voices
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
wagon
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From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
West
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From this reading "Ready?" said West.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
whispered
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From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will!" whispered Ingleborough, as soon as they had passed on; "but oh, if the ponies are gone!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In another minute they knew that they were still safely tethered as they had seen them last, while a little search at the end of the empty wagon brought busy hands in contact with their saddles and bridles.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.
yielded
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From this reading "Oh, it's mere child's play!" whispered Ingleborough, as they hurried back to the ponies, which recognised their voices and readily yielded to being petted, standing firm while the saddles were clapped on and they were girthed.
