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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 After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
aesthetic
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
almost
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
animals
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
appeared
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
appreciated
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
breakfast
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
broad
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
century
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
Clewe
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
coming
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From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
door
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
down
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From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
exclaimed
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From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
fashion
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
flight
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
getting
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
given
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
gone
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
hill
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
history
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
horse
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
Horses
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
house
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
inanimate
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
lady
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
machine
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
Many
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
meet
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From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
mile
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
mounted
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
now
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
opened
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
out
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
people
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
place
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
pleasure
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
rode
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
Roland
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
saddle
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
Sardis
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
saw
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From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
sense
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
somewhat
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
steps
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
supply
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
swung
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From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
the-following
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From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
use
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From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Roland Clewe swung himself from the saddle at the foot of a broad flight of steps, the house door was opened and a lady appeared.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Horses, which had almost gone out of use during the first third of the century, were now getting to be somewhat in fashion again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After breakfast the-following morning Roland Clewe mounted his horse and rode over to a handsome house which stood upon a hill about a mile and a half from Sardis.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
world
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From this reading Many people now appreciated the pleasure which these animals had given to the world since the beginning of history, and whose place, in an aesthetic sense, no inanimate machine could supply.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I saw you coming!” she exclaimed, running down the steps to meet him.
