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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 A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
all
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
ample
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
bit
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
breeches
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
call
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From this reading A call, a challenge, smothered exclamations.
carpentered
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
chain
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
challenge
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From this reading A call, a challenge, smothered exclamations.
chink
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
curb
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
curve
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
domed
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
elm
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
enormous
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
exclamations
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From this reading A call, a challenge, smothered exclamations.
eye
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
galloping
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
grass
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
heads
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
high
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
hoofs
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
horses
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
human
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
impervious
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
innocent
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
intervals
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
oak
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
paling
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
quarter-mile
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
range
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
rattle
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
rings
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
rising
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
rub
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
rush
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
saddle-flaps
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
scurry
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
seasoned
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
shrinkage
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
sky
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
smothered
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From this reading A call, a challenge, smothered exclamations.
steeped
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
suck
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From this reading The suck and rub of breeches against saddle-flaps, the rattle of a curb chain or the rings of a bit.
summer
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
sunshine
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
thud
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
trees
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
tumultuous
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
unpainted
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
unseen
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
Visible
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From this reading Visible above it the domed heads of enormous elm trees steeped in sunshine, rising towards the ample curve of the summer sky.
well
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From this reading A quarter-mile range of high unpainted oak paling, well seasoned, well carpentered, innocent of chink or shrinkage, impervious to the human eye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
worth
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From this reading At intervals, with tumultuous rush and scurry, the thud of the hoofs of unseen horses, galloping for all they are worth over grass.
