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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 A RIDE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
aside
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
away
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
bags
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
baskets
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
bay
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
Benjamin
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From this reading This was uncle Benjamin.
boat
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
bright
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
Cary
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
Catskill
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
come
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
crowd
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
dock
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
down
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
Ellen
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
full
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
hands
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
hay-field
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
holding
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
horses
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
Julia
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
left
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
man
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
miles
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
Mr
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
reins
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
RIDE
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From this reading A RIDE.
river
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
ten
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was uncle Benjamin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
too
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
travellers
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
two
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
uncle
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From this reading This was uncle Benjamin.
walked
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From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
welcome
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From this reading He had left his hay-field, ten miles away, and come down to the river to welcome our travellers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They walked aside from the crowd on the dock, towards a man who was holding the reins of two bright bay horses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
wraps
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From this reading At Catskill Mr. Cary and Julia left the boat; and Ellen, too, with her hands full of baskets, bags, and wraps.
