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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 BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
advance
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
attention
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
betrayed
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From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
BOLD
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
breath
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
bronzed
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
catching
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
doubting
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From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
down
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
dust-caked
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
earnestness
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From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
expected
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From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
eyes
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
faces
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
faltered
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From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not for a moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
FRONT
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
girl's
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
glimpse
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
gray
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
greet
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
hair
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
hastened
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
horses
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
house
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
Judge
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
leaf-draped
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
man
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
met
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
moment
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From this reading "Not for a moment.
Moran
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
riders
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
saddle
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
saw
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
sharp
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
steps
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
swing
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
then
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From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
There
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From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading I saw one man swing down from his saddle, and advance toward the house, then a sharp catching of the girl's breath drew my attention toward her, and our eyes met.
treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading There was no doubting her earnestness, nor her disgust at such treachery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
window
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From this reading A BOLD FRONT It was but a glimpse through the leaf-draped window of dust-caked horses, the bronzed faces of their riders, and the gray hair of Judge Moran, as he hastened down the steps to greet them.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--you must not suppose I expected this," she faltered, "--that I have betrayed you."
