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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 But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
Apollo
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
appearances
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
approach
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
bade
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
betray
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
better
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
carried
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
chariot
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
curly-brimmed
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From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
doffed
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From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
eager
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
eyes
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From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
face
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
finely
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
fretting
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
front
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
gallant
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
glittering
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
ground
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
hand
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From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
hardly
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
harness
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
haste
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
hat
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From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
horses
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
jingling
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
late
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From this reading “Well, better late than never!” he said.
lover
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
made
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
man
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
Mary
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
Mary's
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From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
master
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
met
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From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
mistress
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
more
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
most
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, better late than never!” he said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
points
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
polechains
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
reins
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
said
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From this reading “Well, better late than never!” he said.
scarcely
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
seat
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
servant
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
show
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
silver
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
smiled
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From this reading His hand met Mary’s, his curly-brimmed hat was doffed, his eyes smiled into hers.
sprang
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
sun
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From this reading The most eager lover, Apollo himself in the chariot of the sun, had scarcely made a better approach to his mistress, had hardly carried it more finely over a mind open to appearances.
swung
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Well, better late than never!” he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
thoughts
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
up
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From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
very
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From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his face was not one to betray his thoughts, and as he drew up beside Mary, horses fretting, polechains jingling, the silver of the harness glittering from a score of points, he made a gallant show.
Well
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From this reading “Well, better late than never!” he said.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a very fair show of haste he bade his man take the reins, and as the servant swung himself into the front seat the master sprang to the ground.
