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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 PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
afraid
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he had another fear, and one more immediate.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
attorney
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
brave
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
bravery
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
climbed
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
cold
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
coward's
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
dark
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
darkness
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
dimly-guessed
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
dropped
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From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
fear
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From this reading And he had another fear, and one more immediate.
fell
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
fingers
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
gates
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
gathered
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From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
grips
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he had another fear, and one more immediate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
immediate
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
lanthorns
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
lawyer
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From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
lay
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
light
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
man
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
meeting
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
mere
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From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
moonlight
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
more
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From this reading And he had another fear, and one more immediate.
muttering
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
nervously
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From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
night
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And he had another fear, and one more immediate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
ostlers
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
prospect
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From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
PURSUIT
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From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
reins
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From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
road
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
round
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
rush
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
saddle
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
some
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
stable-yard
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
stretching
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prospect terrified; at the mere thought the lawyer dropped the reins and nervously gathered them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
violences
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
wept
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PURSUIT The attorney was brave with a coward's great bravery; he was afraid, but he went on.
wood
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
yard
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From this reading Beyond the gates and the immediate bustle of the yard lay night, the road, and dimly-guessed violences; the meeting of man with man, the rush to grips under some dark wood, or where the moonlight fell cold on the heath.
yellow-flaring
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From this reading As he climbed into his saddle in the stable-yard, the muttering ostlers standing round, and the yellow-flaring light of the lanthorns stretching fingers into the darkness, he could have wept for himself.
