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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 As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
animals
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
approach
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
approaching
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From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
ATTACK
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From this reading THE ATTACK.
attempt
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
bray
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
ceased
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
clatter
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
distinctly
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
doubt
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From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
five
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
four
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
hail
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
half
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
heard
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
hoofs
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
listened
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
little
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From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
Miguel
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
mile
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
miles
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
mule
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
nearly
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
nickering
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
noise
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
now
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From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
o'clock
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
peculiar
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
pursuers
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From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
rapidly
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From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
reach
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
rear
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
road
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
San
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
set
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
soon
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
still
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
stopped
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
strangers
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
ten
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK.
there
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From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
turned
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
unwelcome
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From this reading As soon as he ceased his unwelcome noise I listened, and distinctly heard the clatter of hoofs in the road, about half a mile in the rear.
up
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From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
useless
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From this reading It was useless to attempt to reach San Miguel, which must be still four or five miles distant.
very
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From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That my pursuers were rapidly approaching there was now very little doubt.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It must have been nearly ten o'clock when my mule suddenly stopped, turned around, and set up that peculiar nickering bray by which these animals hail the approach of strangers.
