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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 It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
air
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
alive
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From this reading The horses, too, seemed alive to the exhilarating quality of the air.
almost
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
Anstice
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From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
blue
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
brazen
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
champagne
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
comes
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
crisp
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
day's
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From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
daybreak
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
dazzling
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
desert
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From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
dry
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
early
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
effect
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
exhilarating
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From this reading The horses, too, seemed alive to the exhilarating quality of the air.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
forgot
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From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
full
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
fully
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
glittering
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
head
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
heavenly
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
horses
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From this reading The horses, too, seemed alive to the exhilarating quality of the air.
hue
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
indeed
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
like
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
miles
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
mounts
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
noon
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
one's
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
pale
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
peculiar
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
pitiless
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
quality
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From this reading The horses, too, seemed alive to the exhilarating quality of the air.
ride
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From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
risen
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
sand
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From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses, too, seemed alive to the exhilarating quality of the air.
shone
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
shortly
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
sky
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
some
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
sparkle
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From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
started
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
sun
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
sunshine
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
taken
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anstice never forgot that first day's ride over the desert sand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
too
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From this reading The horses, too, seemed alive to the exhilarating quality of the air.
twinkled
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
ultramarine
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
very
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
way
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From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had started early, very shortly, indeed, after daybreak, and by the time the sun was fully risen they were already some miles on their way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a heavenly morning, the dry and glittering air full of that peculiar, crisp sparkle which mounts to one's head like champagne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
yellow
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From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The sand shone and twinkled in the yellow sunshine with an almost dazzling effect, and the pale blue sky had not yet taken on the pitiless ultramarine hue which comes with the brazen noon.
