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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 FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
chimney
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From this reading Smoke was rising from the stove-pipe chimney.
corral
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
daughter
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From this reading The woman in the doorway was the mother; the other was the daughter.
door
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
doorway
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From this reading The woman in the doorway was the mother; the other was the daughter.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
emergency
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From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
FORTY-MILE
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Smoke was rising from the stove-pipe chimney.
get
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
glad
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
hand
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
hard
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From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
hay-land
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
kind
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From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
kitchen
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
log
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
milk-pail
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
mother
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From this reading The woman in the doorway was the mother; the other was the daughter.
much
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
only
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
other
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
out
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
place
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
quick
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From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
ranch
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
regular
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From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
RIDE
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
rising
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From this reading Smoke was rising from the stove-pipe chimney.
rooms
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
shack
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
shed
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
sheds
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
small
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
Smoke
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From this reading Smoke was rising from the stove-pipe chimney.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
stove-pipe
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From this reading Smoke was rising from the stove-pipe chimney.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
there
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
two
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
up
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
wasn't
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From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A FORTY-MILE RIDE The ranch was only a small log shack, of two rooms, with corral and sheds and hay-land around it; it wasn't much of a place, but we were glad to get there.
woman
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From this reading The woman in the doorway was the mother; the other was the daughter.
women
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From this reading As we drew up, one of the women looked out of the kitchen door, and the other stood in a shed with a milk-pail in her hand.
workers
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From this reading They were regular ranch women, hard workers and quick to be kind in an emergency.
