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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 few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
All
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
aside
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
Aunty
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
back
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
bank
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
blazed
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From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
called
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
camp
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
Chris
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
county
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From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
cow-path
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
dipped
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
down
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
Ellen
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From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
enough
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
eyes
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
few
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From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
getting
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
Glen
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From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
going
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
hammock
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
high
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
horses
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From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
hour
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
kept
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
later
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From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
letters
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
Lute
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
newspapers
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
out
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
packet
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
postmaster
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
riding-clothes
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From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
road
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From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
rode
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From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
saddling
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From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
scarcely
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
slept
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
somnolent
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
starting
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
storekeeper
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
sun
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From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
town
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
turned
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From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
up
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From this reading The little town slept in the sun, and the somnolent storekeeper and postmaster scarcely kept his eyes open long enough to make up the packet of letters and newspapers.
water
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From this reading An hour later Lute and Chris turned aside from the road and dipped along a cow-path down the high bank to water the horses, before going into camp.
we're
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From this reading “All right, Aunty, we’re starting,” Lute called back, getting out of the hammock.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few minutes later, in riding-clothes, they were saddling the horses.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They rode out on to the county road, where blazed the afternoon sun, and turned toward Glen Ellen.
