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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 Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
adapted
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From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
animals
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From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
badly
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From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
bags
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
BRIDGE
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
comrade
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
double
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
down
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
filled
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
forced
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From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
foul-coated
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
frowned
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
glanced
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
glistening
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
grade
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From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
grain
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
ground
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
Harding
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
harnessed
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
harvest
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
heavy
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From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
horses
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
jarred
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From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
loads
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From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
marked
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
overdrive
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From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
Pale
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
pools
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
powerful
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From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
rain
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
ravine
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
slope
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
smoking
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
soft
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
span
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
steep
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From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
streamed
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
sunshine
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
surface
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From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
teams
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
There
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From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
torn-up
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From this reading The grade was steep and the torn-up surface was badly adapted for heavy loads.
trail
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
trees
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
wagon
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From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
wet
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
wheel-ruts
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE BRIDGE There had been rain since harvest, and the ground was soft when Harding and his comrade stood beside their smoking teams on the slope of the ravine.
willing
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From this reading They were powerful, willing animals, and it jarred on him to overdrive them, as he had been forced to do.
winding
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From this reading Pale sunshine streamed down between the leafless trees, glistening upon the pools and wet wheel-ruts that marked the winding trail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harding frowned as he glanced at the double span of foul-coated horses harnessed to a wagon filled with bags of grain.
