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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 A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
afterwards
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
appeared
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
bag
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
brushwood
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From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
came
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
CAMP
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
carts
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
city
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
coming
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
courtier
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
day
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From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
declining
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From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
down
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
drawn
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
dust
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
end
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From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
Felix
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
floated
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From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
heard
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
heat
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
hoofs
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From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
horseman
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
horses
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
hours
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
June
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From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
leathern
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
nearly
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
now
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From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
only
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
raised
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From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
rendered
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From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
rested
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
rose
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From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
rough
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
sat
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
shoulder
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
slung
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
Some
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
sound
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
steadily
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
sun
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From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
sword
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
tending
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From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
three
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
two
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
very
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
visible
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From this reading The dust raised by the hoofs, as it rose and floated above the brushwood, rendered his course visible.
walked
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
walking
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was now declining, and the long June day tending to its end.
way
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From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
weary
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
wheels
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From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CAMP Felix walked steadily on for nearly three hours, when the rough track, the dust, and heat began to tell upon him, and he sat down beside the way.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some time afterwards, while he still rested, being very weary with walking through the heat of the afternoon, he heard the sound of wheels, and two carts drawn by horses came along the track from the city.
wore
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From this reading A horseman passed, coming from the camp, and as he wore only a sword, and had a leathern bag slung from his shoulder, he appeared to be a courtier.
