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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 They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That's where I want him to look," answered Terry, "and that's where he'll find me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
back
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From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
boys
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From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
coin
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From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
Denver
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From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
drifted
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
El
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
faster
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
find
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From this reading "That's where I want him to look," answered Terry, "and that's where he'll find me.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
get
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From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
gliding
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
he'll
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From this reading "That's where I want him to look," answered Terry, "and that's where he'll find me.
hide
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From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
hills
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From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
horses
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From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
house
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From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's where I want him to look," answered Terry, "and that's where he'll find me.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
McGuire
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From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's where I want him to look," answered Terry, "and that's where he'll find me.
moment
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
night
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From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
oath
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From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
other
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From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
pace
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
past
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
place
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From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
Pollard
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From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
quickening
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
said
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From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
Sangre
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
soft
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
steady
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
straightened
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From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
sweaty
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From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
Terry
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From this reading "That's where I want him to look," answered Terry, "and that's where he'll find me.
That's
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From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
then
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
town
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
trot
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From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
want
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From this reading "That's where I want him to look," answered Terry, "and that's where he'll find me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They drifted past the town, quickening to a soft trot after a moment, and then to a faster trot--El Sangre was gliding along at a steady pace.
we'll
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From this reading Pollard will hide the coin and we'll get one of the boys to take our sweaty horses over the hills.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "That's where I want him to look," answered Terry, "and that's where he'll find me.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Not back to the house!" said Denver with an oath, when they straightened back to the house of Pollard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's the first place McGuire will look, after what you said to him the other night."
