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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 Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
almost
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From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INVITATION TO SUPPER It was hardly noon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
bed
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
black
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
briefly
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
broad
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
county
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
Creek
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
crept
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From this reading A little puzzled frown crept into Thornton's eyes.
cutting
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
down
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
driven
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
Dry
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
eyes
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From this reading A little puzzled frown crept into Thornton's eyes.
fields
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
front
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
frown
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From this reading A little puzzled frown crept into Thornton's eyes.
gentle
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
glistening
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
Hap
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
hardly
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO SUPPER It was hardly noon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
INVITATION
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO SUPPER It was hardly noon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN INVITATION TO SUPPER It was hardly noon.
line
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
lost
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
man
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From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
noon
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO SUPPER It was hardly noon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
old
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From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
Out
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
Pop
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From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
puzzled
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From this reading A little puzzled frown crept into Thornton's eyes.
rapidly
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
rise
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
road
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
rolling
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
say
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From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
shot
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
sky
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
Smith
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
stage
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
straight
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
sun
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
SUPPER
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From this reading AN INVITATION TO SUPPER It was hardly noon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
Thornton's
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From this reading A little puzzled frown crept into Thornton's eyes.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INVITATION TO SUPPER It was hardly noon.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
topped
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
up
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INVITATION TO SUPPER It was hardly noon.
wet
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From this reading Here the county road, cutting straight through the rolling fields, was broad, wet and black, glistening under the sun.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "A man would almost say old Pop was right," he told himself.
yonder
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From this reading Out yonder in front of him the stage, driven rapidly by Hap Smith that he might make up a little of the lost time, topped a gentle rise, stood out briefly against the sky line, shot down into the bed of Dry Creek and was lost to him.
