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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 the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
all
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
amused
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
approached
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
arm
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
attention
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From this reading To attract her attention Henley cleared his throat and coughed.
attract
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From this reading To attract her attention Henley cleared his throat and coughed.
barrel-race
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
buggy
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But whether she heard he never knew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
cleared
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From this reading To attract her attention Henley cleared his throat and coughed.
clutched
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
coughed
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From this reading To attract her attention Henley cleared his throat and coughed.
direction
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
Dixie
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
events
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
evidenced
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
eyes
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
friends
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
front
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
hand
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But whether she heard he never knew.
head
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
heard
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From this reading But whether she heard he never knew.
heartily
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
held
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
Henley
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From this reading To attract her attention Henley cleared his throat and coughed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To attract her attention Henley cleared his throat and coughed.
immoderately
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
knew
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From this reading But whether she heard he never knew.
laughing
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
laughter
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
Long's
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
merry
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
nervous
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But whether she heard he never knew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
opposite
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
reached
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
seen
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But whether she heard he never knew.
shook
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
sparkle
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From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading To attract her attention Henley cleared his throat and coughed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
turned
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
two
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From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At all events she was heartily amused, as was evidenced by her free laughter and the sparkle of her merry eyes.
wheel
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From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But whether she heard he never knew.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As the two friends approached the buggy, Dixie, who had seen them, suddenly turned her head in an opposite direction and seemed to be laughing immoderately at the beginning of a barrel-race.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As it was, Henley reached the buggy and clutched the front wheel and shook it, while, with his left hand, he held Long's arm in a nervous grasp.
