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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 MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
away
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
back
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
BEAT
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
BLUE
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
CLOAK
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
clothing
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
color
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
down
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
dressed
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
fancied
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
far
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
fashion
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered for the first time where that way led?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He wondered for the first time where that way led?
gay
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
go
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From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
hour
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
hundred
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
KNOWS
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
lake's
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
later
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
led
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From this reading He wondered for the first time where that way led?
lingering
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
made
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
MISS
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
out
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
Packard
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
pines
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From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
rein
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From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
road
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
rugged
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
saddle
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
saw
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
SHE'S
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
shores
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
spot
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
sun-dried
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
swung
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered for the first time where that way led?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
trail
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
trees
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
trunks
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
turn
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From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
turned
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
two
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
up
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
vista
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
waiting
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From this reading He drew rein among the pines, waiting in his turn for her to go on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
way
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered for the first time where that way led?
wound
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From this reading So she was still here, lingering down the road that wound about the lake's shores, when already he had fancied her far on her way.
wrung
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From this reading MISS BLUE CLOAK KNOWS WHEN SHE'S BEAT Half an hour later, his clothing wrung out and sun-dried after a fashion, Packard dressed, swung up into the saddle, and turned back into the trail.
yards
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From this reading And through the trees, where their rugged trunks made an open vista, he saw not two hundred yards away the gay spot of color made by the blue cloak.
