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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 GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
Alf
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
all
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amy was alone, and now was his chance to intercept her before she reached the house.
Amy
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
answering
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
approached
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From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
away
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
black
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From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
brilliant
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
Burt
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
Burt's
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From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
chance
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From this reading Amy was alone, and now was his chance to intercept her before she reached the house.
children
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
dice
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
distance
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
EXORCIST
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From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
eye
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
fairyland
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
foliage
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
further
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
GENTLE
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From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
gorgeous
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Amy was alone, and now was his chance to intercept her before she reached the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
home
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From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
horse
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From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
house
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From this reading Amy was alone, and now was his chance to intercept her before she reached the house.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
Indian
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
intercept
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From this reading Amy was alone, and now was his chance to intercept her before she reached the house.
lighted
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
like
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
made
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
man
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
more
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
nature
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
now
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From this reading Amy was alone, and now was his chance to intercept her before she reached the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
playmate
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
reached
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From this reading Amy was alone, and now was his chance to intercept her before she reached the house.
returning
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
saw
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
scene
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amy was alone, and now was his chance to intercept her before she reached the house.
small
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
some
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
staked
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
sunset
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
then
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
throw
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From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
up
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From this reading The gorgeous sunset lighted up the still more brilliant foliage, and made the scene a fairyland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
white
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From this reading A GENTLE EXORCIST Burt's black horse was again white before he approached his home.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
whooping
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From this reading In the distance he saw Amy returning, the children running on before, Alf whooping like a small Indian to some playmate who was answering further away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Burt had then no more eye for nature than a man would have who had staked his all on the next throw of the dice.
