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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 I resolved to have a horse to ride.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
Americans
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From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
blown
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brim
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broad
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Californians
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Carson
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circus
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day
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desert
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From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
displayed
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dust
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From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
easy
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
far
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From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
front
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gently
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I resolved to have a horse to ride.
head
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horse
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horsemanship
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From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
How
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From this reading How they rode!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I resolved to have a horse to ride.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
just
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Leaning
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like
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
magnificent
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From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
Mexicanized
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Mexicans
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minute
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From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
nonchalant
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
only
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From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
out
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
perpendicular
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
picturesquely-clad
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From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
puff
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From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
resolved
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From this reading I resolved to have a horse to ride.
riata
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
ride
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From this reading I resolved to have a horse to ride.
rode
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From this reading How they rode!
sailing
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From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
seen
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From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
slouch-hat
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square
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streets
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From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
swept
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
swinging
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How they rode!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I resolved to have a horse to ride.
town
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
up
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From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next minute they were only a sailing puff of dust on the far desert.
wild
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From this reading I had never seen such wild, free, magnificent horsemanship outside of a circus as these picturesquely-clad Mexicans, Californians and Mexicanized Americans displayed in Carson streets every day.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leaning just gently forward out of the perpendicular, easy and nonchalant, with broad slouch-hat brim blown square up in front, and long riata swinging above the head, they swept through the town like the wind!
