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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 trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
adown
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
air
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
bracing
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
bright
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From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
bush
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
came
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
cavalcade
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
Chaloner
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
cloudless
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From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
companion
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
constable
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
Constantine
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
Dayton
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
departure
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From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
Estelle
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
fresh
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
friends
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From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
front
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
Gippsland
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
girl
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
gold-buyer
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
Graham
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
Gray
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
hoar-frost
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
Holmes
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
hours
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
Janie
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
lay
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
mark
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From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
mounted
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
niece
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
now
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From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
nurtured
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
Omeo
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From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
Police
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
returning
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From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
road
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
rode
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
rose
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From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
sheltered
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
storekeeper
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The morning of their departure rose bright and cloudless.
Then
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
travelling
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From this reading Then came Estelle Chaloner and her travelling companion, Janie Graham, a young girl born and nurtured in the bush, the niece of the gold-buyer Constantine Gray.
trooper
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
unthawed
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
valleys
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
Victorian
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
visit
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From this reading She had been on a visit to Omeo (save the mark!), and was now returning to her friends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
wire-grass
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From this reading The air was fresh and bracing, for the hoar-frost lay unthawed for hours on the wire-grass in the sheltered valleys, adown which the little cavalcade passed on the Gippsland road.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
young
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From this reading The trooper, a young mounted constable of the Victorian Police, with the storekeeper, Holmes Dayton, rode in front.
