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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 Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
acquaintance
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From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
ahead
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
Allen
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From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
Andy
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
awoke
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From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
back
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
blithely
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
calm
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
coulee
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
dangerous
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
demeanor
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
disturb
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
down
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
Dreams
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From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
exceedingly
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
far
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From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
felt
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered what her first name was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
forgetfulness
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From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
general
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He wondered what her first name was.
herd
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
how
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From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
interest
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
Irish
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From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
Irish's
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From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
just
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
man
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
met
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
Miss
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From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
mood
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From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
more
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
much
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From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered what her first name was.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
permitted
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
persuaded
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
progressed
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From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
promising
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
reform
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
represented
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
rode
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
sake
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
sunrise
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
tolerably
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From this reading Having represented himself to be an exceedingly dangerous man, and having permitted himself to be persuaded into promising reform and a calm demeanor--for her sake--he felt tolerably sure of her interest in him.
trouble
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
veil
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From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
warning
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From this reading Having nothing more than a general warning of trouble ahead to disturb him, Andy rode blithely back down the coulee and met the herd just after sunrise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wondered what her first name was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He wondered what her first name was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
withdrew
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From this reading Dreams of Miss Allen had left a pleasant mood behind them, though the dreams themselves withdrew behind the veil of forgetfulness when he awoke.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered what her first name was.
worry
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From this reading He wondered how far Irish's acquaintance with her had progressed, but he did not worry much about Irish.
