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229
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31183777
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92
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aimlessly
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always
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ambitions
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appeared
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Author
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b
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back
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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bestrode
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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blue
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boots
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branches
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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c
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cautiously
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cc
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cgi
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clouds
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collar
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desires
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dreams
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etc
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exquisite
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eyes
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fell
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few
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figure
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gaze
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glorified
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ground
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hair
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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head
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held
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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homemade
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homespun
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hopes
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horse
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hours
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hovered
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http
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idno
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interwoven
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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Italy
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kdl
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Kentucky
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kyetexts
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kyvl
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lace-work
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leaving
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like
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loosely
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mare
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Motor
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mountains
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nose
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Novel
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obsessed
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odd
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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opened
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org
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out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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pair
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penetrated
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perhaps
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puffy
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Rambles
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reach
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realistic
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road
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See
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shirt
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single-footed
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sitting
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sky
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suspended
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t
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text
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text-idx
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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thoughts
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thrown
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Toby
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toc
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trousers
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From this reading His hair fell to the opened collar of a homespun shirt, and homespun were his trousers, tucked into a pair of homemade boots.
tucked
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From this reading His hair fell to the opened collar of a homespun shirt, and homespun were his trousers, tucked into a pair of homemade boots.
Unconcerned
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From this reading Unconcerned, perhaps unconscious that he bestrode a horse, his head was thrown back and his gaze penetrated the lace-work of branches to a sky exquisite blue where a few white, puffy clouds were aimlessly suspended.
unconscious
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From this reading Unconcerned, perhaps unconscious that he bestrode a horse, his head was thrown back and his gaze penetrated the lace-work of branches to a sky exquisite blue where a few white, puffy clouds were aimlessly suspended.
uneven
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From this reading He appeared an odd figure, sitting loosely on an old white mare which held her nose to the ground and cautiously single-footed over the uneven road.
unrealized
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From this reading And, like these clouds, his thoughts hovered between unrealized hopes and the realistic mountains he was leaving; thoughts interwoven with ambitions which had obsessed his waking hours and glorified his dreams--dreams, desires, ambitions, always before his eyes but out of reach.
view
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From this reading See http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;xc=1&idno=b92-229-31183777&view=toc Author of "Toby: A Novel of Kentucky," "Motor Rambles in Italy," etc.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading And, like these clouds, his thoughts hovered between unrealized hopes and the realistic mountains he was leaving; thoughts interwoven with ambitions which had obsessed his waking hours and glorified his dreams--dreams, desires, ambitions, always before his eyes but out of reach.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unconcerned, perhaps unconscious that he bestrode a horse, his head was thrown back and his gaze penetrated the lace-work of branches to a sky exquisite blue where a few white, puffy clouds were aimlessly suspended.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unconcerned, perhaps unconscious that he bestrode a horse, his head was thrown back and his gaze penetrated the lace-work of branches to a sky exquisite blue where a few white, puffy clouds were aimlessly suspended.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Unconcerned, perhaps unconscious that he bestrode a horse, his head was thrown back and his gaze penetrated the lace-work of branches to a sky exquisite blue where a few white, puffy clouds were aimlessly suspended.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He appeared an odd figure, sitting loosely on an old white mare which held her nose to the ground and cautiously single-footed over the uneven road.
white
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From this reading He appeared an odd figure, sitting loosely on an old white mare which held her nose to the ground and cautiously single-footed over the uneven road.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, like these clouds, his thoughts hovered between unrealized hopes and the realistic mountains he was leaving; thoughts interwoven with ambitions which had obsessed his waking hours and glorified his dreams--dreams, desires, ambitions, always before his eyes but out of reach.
xc
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From this reading See http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=kyetexts;cc=kyetexts;xc=1&idno=b92-229-31183777&view=toc Author of "Toby: A Novel of Kentucky," "Motor Rambles in Italy," etc.
