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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 “Pile in, boys!” cried the minister, in a ringing voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of the horses became frightened at the hubbub and reared.
Bayard's
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From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
became
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From this reading One of the horses became frightened at the hubbub and reared.
boys
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From this reading “Pile in, boys!” cried the minister, in a ringing voice.
carts
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From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pile in, boys!” cried the minister, in a ringing voice.
delay
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From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
filled
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From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
frightened
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From this reading One of the horses became frightened at the hubbub and reared.
hand
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From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
horses
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From this reading One of the horses became frightened at the hubbub and reared.
hubbub
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From this reading One of the horses became frightened at the hubbub and reared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Pile in, boys!” cried the minister, in a ringing voice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
Men
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From this reading Men swore and women shrieked.
minister
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From this reading “Pile in, boys!” cried the minister, in a ringing voice.
moment
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From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
momentary
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From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
Pile
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From this reading “Pile in, boys!” cried the minister, in a ringing voice.
plucked
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From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
reached
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From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
reared
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From this reading One of the horses became frightened at the hubbub and reared.
ringing
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shrieked
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From this reading Men swore and women shrieked.
sleeve
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From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
sprang
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From this reading He sprang into one of the carts, and it filled in a moment.
swore
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From this reading Men swore and women shrieked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Pile in, boys!” cried the minister, in a ringing voice.
voice
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From this reading “Pile in, boys!” cried the minister, in a ringing voice.
wheel
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From this reading In the momentary delay, a hand reached over the wheel, and plucked at Bayard’s sleeve.
women
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From this reading Men swore and women shrieked.