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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 On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
Alexander
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
armed
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
Artie
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
battlefield
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
beast
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
Belthorpe
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
came
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
Ceph
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
charger
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
close
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
comrade
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
days
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
Deck
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
declared
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
direction
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
equine
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
famous
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
fashion
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
honor
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
horse
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
lead
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
Levi
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
Lyon
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major
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
men
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
more
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
mounted
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
moved
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
negroes
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
nicknamed
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
occasion
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
once
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
onward
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
other
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
perfectly
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
performed
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
plantation
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
ponyhood
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
promoted
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
ranks
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
rear
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
rested
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
ridden
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
rider
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
riding
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
SET-BACK
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
slaves
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
small
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
three
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
trained
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
truly
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From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
two
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From this reading In the rear came the armed slaves riding in two ranks of three men each.
understood
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED SET-BACK Deck Lyon was mounted on his famous horse Ceph, so nicknamed after the even more famous charger ridden in ancient days by Alexander the Great.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
whites
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From this reading As the small body of whites and negroes moved onward in the direction of the Belthorpe plantation, Deck took the lead, with Artie and the faithful Levi close behind him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On more than one occasion Ceph had performed in a truly wonderful fashion on the battlefield, and once, when being promoted, Deck had declared that the honor of the occasion rested with his equine comrade and not himself.
young
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From this reading The young major had trained Ceph from ponyhood, and rider and beast understood each other perfectly.
