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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 KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
accident
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
carry
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
chance
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
covert
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
dare
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
descend
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
down
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
drove
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
fall
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
fear
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
felt
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
fighting
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
fortunate
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
fury
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
gallop
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
gave
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
glance
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From this reading Nevertheless, the threat haunted her, made her glance often over her shoulder.
Granite
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
haunted
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From this reading Nevertheless, the threat haunted her, made her glance often over her shoulder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
hill
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
home
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
homeward
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
horse
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
hurry
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
impelled
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
Jim
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
KIDNAPPED
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
Lone
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
Lorraine
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
made
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From this reading Nevertheless, the threat haunted her, made her glance often over her shoulder.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
nasty
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, the threat haunted her, made her glance often over her shoulder.
now
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
often
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From this reading Nevertheless, the threat haunted her, made her glance often over her shoulder.
once
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
out
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nevertheless, the threat haunted her, made her glance often over her shoulder.
pace
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
permitted
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
reached
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
recover
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
remembered
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
ridden
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
Ridge
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
riding
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From this reading KIDNAPPED Lorraine had once had a nasty fall from riding down hill at a gallop.
Senator
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
shoulder
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From this reading Nevertheless, the threat haunted her, made her glance often over her shoulder.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
Snake
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
stolid
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
strain
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
Swan
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From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
terrific
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
threat
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
walk
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From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
Warfield
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From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At first it had been fighting fury that had impelled her to hurry; now it was fear that drove her homeward where Lone was, and Swan, and that stolid, faithful Jim.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She remembered that accident and permitted Snake to descend Granite Ridge at a walk, which was fortunate, since it gave the horse a chance to recover a little from the strain of the terrific pace at which she had ridden him that morning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She felt that Senator Warfield would never dare to carry out his covert threat, once she reached home.
