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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 You are a regular soldier!”
affection
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From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
animal
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From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are a regular soldier!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
beat
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From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!
Benassis
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From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
Bluteau
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From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
came
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From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
Commandant
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From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
country
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From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
down
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From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
drawn
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From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
drum
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From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
feels
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From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
Genestas
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From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
go
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From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!
guest
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From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
horse
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From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!
man
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From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
method
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From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
Nicolle's
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From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
regular
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From this reading You are a regular soldier!”
rides
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From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
rubbing
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From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
satisfactory
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From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
soldier
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From this reading You are a regular soldier!”
stable
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From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
Up
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From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Up already, Commandant Bluteau?” cried Benassis, as he came upon his guest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nicolle’s method of rubbing down the animal was quite satisfactory.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing next morning Genestas went to the stable, drawn thither by the affection that every man feels for the horse that he rides.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hear the drum beat in the morning wherever you go, even in the country!