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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 He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
approached
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
arm
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
assist
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
away
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
back
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
bared
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
barn-door
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
big
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
buckles
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
buggy
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
came
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
Carlton
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
chewing
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
cottage
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From this reading Reaching the front-door of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley had only a minute to wait.
courteous
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
Dixie
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
down
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
excursion
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
eyes
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
followed
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
front
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
front-door
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From this reading Reaching the front-door of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley had only a minute to wait.
gate
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
give
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
going
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Reaching the front-door of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley had only a minute to wait.
hand
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
harnessed
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
Hart
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
Hart's
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From this reading Reaching the front-door of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley had only a minute to wait.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
head
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
Henley
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
hitched
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
horse
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
Jason
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
leaning
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
lift
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
made
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
mincing
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
minute
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From this reading Reaching the front-door of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley had only a minute to wait.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
offer
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
Old
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
only
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From this reading Reaching the front-door of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley had only a minute to wait.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
pockets
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
rays
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
Reaching
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From this reading Reaching the front-door of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley had only a minute to wait.
remark
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
set
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
shaded
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
sister
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
slanting
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
sling
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
slouch
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
stable
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From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
started
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
steps
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
straps
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
sufficiently
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
sun
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
tousled
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From this reading He was sufficiently courteous, however--as Henley started away with the remark that he was going to give Dixie Hart a lift over to Carlton and back--to slouch in front, his hands in his pockets, his tousled head bared to the slanting rays of the sun, and open the big gate.
various
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From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
wait
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From this reading Reaching the front-door of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley had only a minute to wait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
weak
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From this reading Mrs. Hart, followed by her sister with an arm in a sling, came down the steps with a mincing step, her weak eyes shaded by her thin hand, and approached him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning set for the excursion to Carlton, Henley went down to the stable and harnessed and hitched his horse to his buggy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Jason, who was with him, made no offer to assist with the various buckles and straps, but stood leaning in the barn-door chewing tobacco.
