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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 Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
abreast
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
almost
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
arm
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
away
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From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
awkward
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
Big
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
brown
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
carroty
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
clinging
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
down
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
empty
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From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
far
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
flapping
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From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
foremostnounUS /ˈforemost/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
gave
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From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
grew
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From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
ground
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From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
Happy
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
head
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From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
heard
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
hold
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From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
hollow
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
horse
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
horses
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
hurtling
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From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
Irish
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
Jack
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
leap
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From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
less
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
lifted
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
Medicine
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
overtook
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
past
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From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
pillowed
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
Pink
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
plunges
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
position
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
racing
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
saddle-horn
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
scream
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
side
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
slack
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From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
slumped
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From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
sprang
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
startled
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From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
stiff-legged
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
stirrups
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From this reading The brown horse gave a startled leap away from him and went on with empty stirrups flapping.
swaying
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From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
sweat-dampened
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From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sprang down and lifted him to a less awkward position, and Big Medicine pillowed the sweat-dampened, carroty head in the hollow of his arm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A brown horse overtook them; a brown horse, with Happy Jack clinging to the saddle-horn, his body swaying far over to one side.
up
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From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even as he went hurtling past them his hold grew slack and he slumped, head foremost, to the ground.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Big Medicine, Irish and Pink, racing almost abreast, heard a scream behind them and pulled up their horses with short, stiff-legged plunges.
