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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 We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
alarmed
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
already
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
aside
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
Bande
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
break-neck
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
came
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
coming
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
courage
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
down
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
foot
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
full
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
galloped
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
gate
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
ground
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
guard
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
half-a-dozen
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
hastening
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
head
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
held
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
horses
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
incline
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
JEROME
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From this reading JEROME.
life
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
like
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
meeting
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
men
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
Nere
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
nimbly
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
officer
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
pace
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From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
paying
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
poor
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
RIDE
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From this reading THE RIDE TO ST.
ripe
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
shock
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
skipped
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
sliced
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
speed
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
ST
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From this reading THE RIDE TO ST.
stand
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From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDE TO ST.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RIDE TO ST.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
two
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
water-melon
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We galloped at a break-neck pace to the gate, but the guard was already alarmed, and half-a-dozen men came hastening towards us.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were on foot, however, and had no mind to stand the shock of meeting horses coming at full speed down an incline, so skipped nimbly aside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
wretch
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From this reading The officer alone held his ground, paying for his courage with his life, for Bande Nere sliced his head in two like a ripe water-melon--poor wretch.
