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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 THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
all
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From this reading "We're all right!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
anxiety
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
approaching
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arms
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
bend
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
calico
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
CALL
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
came
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
coming
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From this reading And he--Wait, I'm coming!"
company
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
detached
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
down
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
encircled
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
forgetting
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
girls
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
given
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
Gray
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
group
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he--Wait, I'm coming!"
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
I'm
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From this reading And he--Wait, I'm coming!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
inn
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
isn't
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From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
Lady
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
loving
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
meet
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
Molly
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
moment
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
more
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
MOUNTAINS
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needless
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
pony
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
porch
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
ran
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
riders
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We're all right!
road
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
shouting
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
sight
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
swiftly
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody is all right--except the one that isn't!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
three
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
truant
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
Wait
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From this reading And he--Wait, I'm coming!"
walked
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From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
watching
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
We're
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From this reading "We're all right!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The three girls ran down the road to meet her, and even Lady Gray walked swiftly after, and in a moment more they had encircled the truant with their loving arms, forgetting that she had given them a needless anxiety.
words
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From this reading THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS As the approaching company came around the bend of the road into sight of the inn, a "calico" pony detached itself from the group of riders and before those watching on the porch could hear her words, Molly was shouting to them:
