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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 Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
ahead
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
Alan
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
awaiting
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
Bear
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
bed
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From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
breakfast
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
calling
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
came
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
cheerily
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
climbs
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
content
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From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
Courtot
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
dawn
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From this reading At dawn he was in the saddle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
dispirited
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From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
early
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
finished
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
forget
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
frown
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From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
got
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From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
grown
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
hard
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
hat
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
home
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From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
house
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
Howard
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
late
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From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
linger
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From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
Longstreets
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
made
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
Murray
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From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
night
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From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
only
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
racing
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
ranch
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
risers
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
road
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
saddle
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From this reading At dawn he was in the saddle.
Sanchia
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
saw
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From this reading A first frown came when he saw that Sanchia Murray was breakfasting with them, but the frown did not linger.
ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
There
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
Tired
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From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
travel
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From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
Valley
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Shadow There was something awaiting Alan Howard at his ranch house that for a little at least made him forget Sanchia and Courtot and hard climbs ahead in the road he must travel.
waving
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From this reading The Longstreets, early risers as they had grown to be, had only finished breakfast when he came racing into Bear Valley, waving his hat to them and calling cheerily.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tired as he was and dispirited when he got home late that night he went to bed glowing with content.
