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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 The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
angrily
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
beckoned
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
blow
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
came
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From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
carriage
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
cart
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
ceased
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From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
clank
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From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
clerk
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
coachman
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
counting-house
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
down
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
dropped
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
drove
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
field
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
four
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
gadflies
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
going
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
got
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From this reading One of the peasants got up and came towards the carriage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
horses
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
instead
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
jump
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
just
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
metallic
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From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
off
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the peasants got up and came towards the carriage.
peasants
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
peremptorily
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
round
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
rye
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
scythe
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From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
second
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
settled
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
shook
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From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
sitting
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
some
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
thoughts
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From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading One of the peasants got up and came towards the carriage.
up
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From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The counting-house clerk was just going to jump down, but on second thoughts he shouted peremptorily to the peasants instead, and beckoned to them to come up.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The coachman pulled up his four horses and looked round to the right, to a field of rye, where some peasants were sitting on a cart.
whetstone
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From this reading The metallic clank of a whetstone against a scythe, that came to them from the cart, ceased.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind, that seemed to blow as they drove, dropped when the carriage stood still; gadflies settled on the steaming horses that angrily shook them off.
