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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 Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
analyze
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
baffling
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From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
Beatrice's
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From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
blue-brown
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From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
clearing
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From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
dancing
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From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
deal
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From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
dog
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
dwelling
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From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
eyes
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From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
faced
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
far
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From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
following
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
girl
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From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
given
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From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
happened
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
hardly
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From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
heart
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
heels
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
home
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
just
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From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
Keith
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
knew
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From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
light
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
like
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
mean
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From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
more
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From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
mystery
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From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
nice
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
particularly
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From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
pet
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
possible
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From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
prairie-fire
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From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
reason
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
Redcloud
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From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
smile
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From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
some
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And his blood was still dancing with the smile she had given him; it hardly seemed possible that a girl could smile just like that and not mean anything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was thinking a great deal more of Beatrice's blue-brown eyes, which had never been more baffling, so far as he knew.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
try
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
unexpected
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From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
up
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From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It might have been the unexpected clearing up of the mystery of the prairie-fire, though he was not dwelling particularly upon that.
very
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From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For some reason, which he did not try to analyze, he was feeling light of heart--as though something very nice had happened to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Keith faced toward home, with Redcloud following at his heels like a pet dog.
