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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 So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
accepted
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From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
accepting
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
agreed
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
ahead
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
all
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
arriving
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
Azalea
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
back
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
borrowed
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
bringing
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
Carin
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
carrying
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
clean
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
donned
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
end
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
feminine
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
followed
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
forenoon
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
forth
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
frock
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
girls
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
guide
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
Hall
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From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
horses
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
invitation
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From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
July
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
Keefe
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
like
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
main
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
McEvoy's
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
members
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
messenger
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
middle
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
Miles
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
Miss
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
mountain
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From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
mouth
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
neat
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
O'Connor
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
objections
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
off
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
old
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
overbore
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
ponies
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
presently
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
propriety
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
road
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
rode
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
Rowantree
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From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
saddlebag
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
set
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
shimmering
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
sojourn
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From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
summer
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From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
Sunday
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From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
there
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From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The third Sunday of their sojourn on the mountain, they accepted an invitation to Rowantree Hall.
traveled
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
turning
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Keefe and Miss Zillah rode ahead; Azalea and Carin followed on their ponies, each of the feminine members of the party carrying in a neat saddlebag a clean summer frock to be donned upon arriving.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
way
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So it was agreed that Keefe was to be their guide there and back—to which end he borrowed one of Miles McEvoy’s horses—and they set forth in the middle of a shimmering July forenoon.
wood
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From this reading They followed the main traveled road but a short way, turning off presently on what looked like an old wood road.
word
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
Zillah
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From this reading Keefe O’Connor had been the messenger, bringing the invitation by word of mouth, and though Miss Zillah was not quite sure about the propriety of accepting, the girls overbore all objections.
