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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 It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
add
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From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
advances
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
all
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
away
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From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
best
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
breach
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
Brownsville
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From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
care
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
caused
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
chose
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From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
companion
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
consulted
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From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
day
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From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
despair
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
drop
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
else
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
find
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
follow
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From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
friend
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
gave
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
got
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From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
Gus
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
hasty
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
heal
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
just
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From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
knew
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
Knowing
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
lean
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
Ned
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
night
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
old
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
pair
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From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
reached
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From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
ready
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From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
repelled
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
rode
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From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
say
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
some
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
soon
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
stay
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From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
travelled
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From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
tried
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
ungenerous
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
unsociable
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From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
up
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From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
very
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From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
way
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From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may add that this was the way they travelled every day, until they reached Brownsville.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Gus stopped for the night when and where he pleased, resumed his journey in the morning when he got ready, and never consulted Ned, who was at liberty to follow or stay behind, just as he chose.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
woods
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From this reading It was a very unsociable pair who rode away from the woods that afternoon.
words
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From this reading Ned, who knew that he could not take care of himself, tried his best to heal the breach that had been caused between himself and his companion, by the hasty and ungenerous words he had uttered the night before, but Gus repelled all his advances.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Knowing that his old friend would drop him again as soon as he could find some one else to lean on, Gus would have nothing to say to him; so Ned gave up in despair, and rode along in silence.
