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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 For a moment, however, Reuben almost wished that he, too, had gone with the man, much as he disliked him.
almost
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From this reading For a moment, however, Reuben almost wished that he, too, had gone with the man, much as he disliked him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
barrier
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
Benton
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From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
boastful
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
came
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From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
Carson
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
chief
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
companion
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
difficulties
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From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
dislike
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
disliked
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From this reading For a moment, however, Reuben almost wished that he, too, had gone with the man, much as he disliked him.
foothills
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
full
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From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
giant
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
gone
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
grounds
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
heaped
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
hero
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
hidden
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading For a moment, however, Reuben almost wished that he, too, had gone with the man, much as he disliked him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
intense
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
Kit
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
leading
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
man
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
moment
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From this reading For a moment, however, Reuben almost wished that he, too, had gone with the man, much as he disliked him.
much
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From this reading For a moment, however, Reuben almost wished that he, too, had gone with the man, much as he disliked him.
north
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
prejudice
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
recent
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
Reuben
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From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
Reuben's
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
ridicule
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From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
sense
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From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
sight
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
slowly
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
soon
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
suggestion
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
taken
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From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
too
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From this reading For a moment, however, Reuben almost wished that he, too, had gone with the man, much as he disliked him.
train
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until he was left alone that the full sense of his difficulties came upon Reuben Benton.
watched
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From this reading He watched his recent companion as leading his little train he slowly passed to the north and soon was hidden from sight among the foothills.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not the least of the grounds for his prejudice was the ridicule which the giant had heaped upon Reuben’s hero, Kit Carson.
wished
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From this reading For a moment, however, Reuben almost wished that he, too, had gone with the man, much as he disliked him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He might have gone with him, although the man had not been cordial in his suggestion, but the chief barrier was that Reuben had taken an intense dislike to the boastful man.
