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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 Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
any
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
apt
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From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
bandits
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From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
bestrode
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From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
Bill
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
bore
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From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
breed
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From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
common
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From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
credit
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
dressed
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From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
earlier
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
GENTLEMENnounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD.
Hadley
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
hailing
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
horsemen
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
horses
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From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
hours
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
lower
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
Mexican
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From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
Missouri
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
Mosely
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
mountain
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
mustangs
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From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
native
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
originally
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
parlance
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From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
particular
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
picture
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From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
reflecting
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
resemblance
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From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
riding
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
ROAD
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD.
seen
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
slope
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
slowly
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From this reading Perhaps two hours earlier two horsemen might have been seen riding slowly over a lower slope of the mountain.
State
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
strong
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From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
style
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From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
Tom
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From this reading These gentlemen were Bill Mosely and Tom Hadley, hailing originally from Missouri, but not reflecting any particular credit on their native State.
TWO
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From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They were themselves dressed in Mexican style, and bore a strong resemblance to bandits as we are apt to picture them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horses they bestrode were of the Mexican breed, or, in common parlance, mustangs.
