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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 Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
Alexa
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
alongside
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From this reading The same moment she was alongside of the speaker in the blinding veil of the sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
arrived
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
beautiful
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
blinding
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From this reading The same moment she was alongside of the speaker in the blinding veil of the sun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
came
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
care
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
down
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From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
evening
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From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
face
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
front
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
George
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
glory
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
gold
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
gone
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
good-evening
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
greeting
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
horse
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
lovely
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From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
molten
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
moment
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From this reading The same moment she was alongside of the speaker in the blinding veil of the sun.
MOOR
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From this reading ON THE MOOR.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
often
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
oftener
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE MOOR.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
pony
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
red
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
respectful
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
returning
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From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
rode
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same moment she was alongside of the speaker in the blinding veil of the sun.
see
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
shaggy
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
shining
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
speaker
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From this reading The same moment she was alongside of the speaker in the blinding veil of the sun.
startled
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
strong
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
summer
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From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
sun
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From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
taking
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE MOOR.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
veil
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From this reading The same moment she was alongside of the speaker in the blinding veil of the sun.
voice
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From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
way
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From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
well
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From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One lovely summer evening she had been across the moor a long way, and was returning as the sun went down.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alexa had a strong shaggy pony, which she rode the oftener that George came so often; taking care to be well gone before he arrived on his beautiful horse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A glory of red molten gold was shining in her face, so that she could see nothing in front of her, and was a little startled by a voice greeting her with a respectful good-evening.
