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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 IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Just look at the wild flowers among the rocks!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
assisted
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
backed
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From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
bank
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
Belle
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
brushwood
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From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
charge
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
Dave
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
dismount
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
enthusiastically
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
find
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
fishing
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
flowers
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From this reading "Just look at the wild flowers among the rocks!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
glade
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From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
horse
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
HORSES
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
hour
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
Jessie
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
Just
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From this reading "Just look at the wild flowers among the rocks!
lined
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From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Just look at the wild flowers among the rocks!
lovely
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
more
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
pool
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From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
riding
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
river
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From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
rocks
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From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
said
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
SOME
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
spot
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From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
STOLEN
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
stream
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From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
there
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From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
up
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From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here there was something of a pool, the river tumbling from some rocks above.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a lovely spot!" cried Jessie, enthusiastically, as Dave assisted her to dismount, and took charge of her horse.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
wild
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From this reading "Just look at the wild flowers among the rocks!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
woods
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From this reading The pool was lined with rocks and brushwood, and behind these was a glade, backed up by the woods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IN WHICH SOME HORSES ARE STOLEN A half hour more of riding brought the little party to the bank of the stream at a point where Belle said they would be sure to find good fishing.
