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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 The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
Burr
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
came
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
coach
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
cousin's
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From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
dazed
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
death
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
drawn
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
drive
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From this reading "Then drive over to my cousin's, and put up the coach and the horses."
father
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
five
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
furnishing
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From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
Gordon
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
grand
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
heads
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
home
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From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
horses
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
house
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
Lot
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From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
Lot's
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
man
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
mother
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From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
old
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
out
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Then drive over to my cousin's, and put up the coach and the horses."
put
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From this reading "Then drive over to my cousin's, and put up the coach and the horses."
ready
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From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
said
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From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
Silas
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From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
spoke
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
state
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
Then
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From this reading "Then drive over to my cousin's, and put up the coach and the horses."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
up
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
used
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
way
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From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
wedding
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From this reading Lot had insisted upon furnishing the coach and the horses for his cousin's wedding.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
white
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who stood by the horses' heads looked up at Burr in a dazed way when he came out of the house and spoke to him.
yard
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From this reading In the yard was drawn up in state, behind the five white horses, the grand old Gordon coach, which had not been used before since the death of Lot's father.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When my mother is ready you can take her home, Silas," said Burr.
