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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 had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
ARRIVED
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From this reading HOW CHARLES ARRIVED AT TRENT.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HOW CHARLES ARRIVED AT TRENT.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
branches
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
CHARLES
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From this reading HOW CHARLES ARRIVED AT TRENT.
Colonel
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
colonel's
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
coming
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From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
cousin
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
day
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
direction
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From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
domain
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
expectations
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
farmer's
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
few
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From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
field
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
garb
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
general
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
got
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
horseman
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From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
hour
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
HOW
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From this reading HOW CHARLES ARRIVED AT TRENT.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
judged
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
Juliana
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
king
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
leaving
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
lovely
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
meet
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
men
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
minutes
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From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
moment
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
mounted
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
nearer
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
noon
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
only
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
raised
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
road
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
rode
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
seen
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From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
Sherborne
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
solitary
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From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
some
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
son
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From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
speak
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
steeds
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
threw
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
tree
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From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
TRENT
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From this reading HOW CHARLES ARRIVED AT TRENT.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been alone for a few minutes, when a solitary horseman was seen coming from the direction of Sherborne.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a moment her expectations were raised, but as the horseman drew nearer she judged from his garb and general appearance that he could only be a farmer's son.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had not got beyond the colonel's domain when he went into a field to speak to some of his men, leaving Juliana beneath a tree, which threw its branches across the road.
Wyndham
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From this reading Next day, about an hour before noon, Colonel Wyndham and his lovely cousin mounted their steeds and rode towards Sherborne to meet the king.
