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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 I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
accident
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From this reading Should he meet with an accident!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
all
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From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to despatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Should he meet with an accident!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to despatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bones
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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careering
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childhood
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City
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
conveyed
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
despatch
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door
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
drivers
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familiar
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father
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
fearful
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frightfully
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
Genevra
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
girl
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
glanced
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
horses
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
instructed
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
legend
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From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
line
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litigation
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log-cabin
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
looking
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
Mail
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
maimed
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
meet
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From this reading Should he meet with an accident!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
now
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From this reading I mind me now a fearful legend, familiar to my childhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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Overland
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
passengers
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prevent
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privately
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retreating
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
return
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
rolling
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he meet with an accident!
sighed
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stage
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
tedious
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Can it be that the drivers on this line are privately instructed to despatch all passengers maimed by accident, to prevent tedious litigation?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
Tompkins
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
unbroken
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
vehicle
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
Virginia
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From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Genevra Tompkins stood at the door of the log-cabin, looking after the retreating Overland Mail stage which conveyed her father to Virginia City.
wildly
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
young
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From this reading "He may never return again," sighed the young girl as she glanced at the frightfully rolling vehicle and wildly careering horses,--"at least, with unbroken bones.
