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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 There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
animal
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From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
back
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
camp
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
crest
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From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
down
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From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
easily
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
escape
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
FACE
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From this reading FACE TO FACE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
galloped
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From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
grave
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From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
held
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From this reading Señor Zorro sheathed his sword and held on to the horse’s mane.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
horse's
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From this reading Señor Zorro sheathed his sword and held on to the horse’s mane.
infuriated
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
made
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
mane
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From this reading Señor Zorro sheathed his sword and held on to the horse’s mane.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
overtaken
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From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
pirate
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
plunged
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From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
question
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From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
ravine
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From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
rode
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From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
Señor
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
sheathed
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From this reading Señor Zorro sheathed his sword and held on to the horse’s mane.
slope
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From this reading Over the crest of the slope the animal beneath him plunged down into a ravine and galloped along it.
stallion
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
steed
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From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
stopping
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From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
sword
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From this reading Señor Zorro sheathed his sword and held on to the horse’s mane.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
There
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From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
time
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From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE.
unmanageable
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no question of him being overtaken, but for a time there was a grave question of Señor Zorro stopping the steed he rode.
Zorro
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From this reading Señor Zorro, on the back of the infuriated and unmanageable stallion, had made his escape easily from the pirate camp.
