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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 Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both small hands clung to the pommel of the saddle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both small hands clung to the pommel of the saddle.
companion
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From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
condition
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
darkness
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From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
droop
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From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
dust
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
easy
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From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
exhaustion
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From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
far
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
figure
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From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
Flying
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
Fugitives
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From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
gathering
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From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
grilling
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From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
gun-barrel
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Both small hands clung to the pommel of the saddle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
heavy
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From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
heels
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From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
herd
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
lithe
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From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
man
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
pommel
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From this reading Both small hands clung to the pommel of the saddle.
present
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
Prince
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From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
prophet
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
pursuit
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From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
ride
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From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
road
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
saddle
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From this reading Both small hands clung to the pommel of the saddle.
sagged
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From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
see
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
shoulders
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From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
slim
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From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
small
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From this reading Both small hands clung to the pommel of the saddle.
stages
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From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
thundering
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From this reading Even by easy stages he could not do it, and with pursuit thundering at their heels the ride would be a cruel, grilling one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both small hands clung to the pommel of the saddle.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
travel
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
V
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
watched
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From this reading The Fugitives Through the gathering darkness Prince watched the figure of his companion droop.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
wounded
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
Y
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From this reading It took no prophet to see that in his present condition the wounded man would never travel the gun-barrel road as far as the dust of the Flying V Y herd.
