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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 trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
back
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
Breezy
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From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
came
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From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
closely
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From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
cue
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From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
door
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From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
down
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From this reading They trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
dropped
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From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
examined
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From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
followed
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From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
gray
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
Hashknife's
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
headed
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From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
horse
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
informed
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
lantern
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From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
light
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From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
livery-stable
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From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
Oasis
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From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
playing
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From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
pool
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From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
proprietor
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From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
rider
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
saddle
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From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
saddled
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From this reading They trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
sans
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
Sleepy
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From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
stable
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
stall
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From this reading They trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
table
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From this reading Sleepy dropped his cue on the table and headed for the door, followed closely by Breezy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
trotted
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From this reading They trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
way
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
wended
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From this reading He wended his way to Sleepy and informed him that Hashknife’s gray horse had come back to the stable, sans rider.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sleepy and Breezy were playing pool at the Oasis, when the proprietor of the livery-stable came in.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They trotted down to the stable, where they found the horse in a stall still saddled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
wrong
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From this reading Sleepy examined the horse and saddle by lantern light, but found nothing wrong with either.
