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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 Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
animals
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
away
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From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
bachelor
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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blue
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From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
bluffs
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From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
Box
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bright
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
cabin
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cattle
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
cease
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From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
cherishing
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From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
Down
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From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
Elder's
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eyes
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
face
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
feelings
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
filled
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
front
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golden-chimneyed
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From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
greater
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green
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
hand
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
held
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From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
horses
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
lay
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
level
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From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
Lin
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
loitered
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
looking
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
McLean
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
moved
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
only
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
opens
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
out
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
pasture
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
perceive
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
pistol
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
polish
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From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
Revery
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
sadness
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
sat
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
shadows
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
slowly
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From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
small
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From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
stream
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
Sunlight
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
tenderly
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From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lin McLean, bachelor, sat out in front of his cabin, looking at a small bright pistol that lay in his hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
there
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He held it tenderly, cherishing it, and did not cease slowly to polish it.
together
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
true
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
unmasked
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
valley
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From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
waving
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From this reading Sunlight and waving shadows moved together upon the green of his pasture, cattle and horses loitered in the opens by the stream.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
whole
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From this reading Revery filled his eyes, and in his whole face was sadness unmasked, because only the animals were there to perceive his true feelings.
widened
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From this reading Down Box Elder's course, its valley and golden-chimneyed bluffs widened away into the level and the blue of the greater valley.
