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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 horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
Al
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
back
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
bars
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
Bear
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From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
beautiful
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
broad
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
COULDmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "OH, I COULD KILL YOU!"
crest
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
down
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
forest
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
gentle
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
gloom
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
grew
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
guess
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
horses
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "OH, I COULD KILL YOU!"
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
incline
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
KILL
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From this reading "OH, I COULD KILL YOU!"
large
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
looking
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
Lorraine
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
lower
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
needles
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
OH
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
only
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
painting
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
pine
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
reached
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From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
rode
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
slanting
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
slipped
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
slope
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
sun-rays
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
sundown
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From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
there
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
timber-land
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From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
Top
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From this reading Before sundown they reached the timber-land on Bear Top.
trail
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
trees
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
underbrush
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
up
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From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
very
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The horses slipped on the pine needles when Al left the trail and rode up a gentle incline where the trees grew large and there was little underbrush.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
wound
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From this reading In a little while they reached the crest of that slope, and Lorraine, looking back, could only guess at where the trail wound on among the trees lower down.
yellow
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From this reading It was very beautiful, with the slanting sun-rays painting broad yellow bars across the gloom of the forest.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "OH, I COULD KILL YOU!"
