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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 Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
acceptances
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
all
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From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
Always
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From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
automobiles
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
back
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
brass
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
bright
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
came
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
carts
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
cross-roads
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
day
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From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
denied
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
directions
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
early
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
finish
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
flashed
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
forgot
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From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
four
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
grand
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
HUNT
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From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
jogging
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
just
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
latest
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From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
like
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From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
longer
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
moment
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From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
neared
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From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
neighbours
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
planned
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
possible
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From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
ranch
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From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
realization
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
rendezvous
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
spring-wagons
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
sun
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
swaying
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
swiftly
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From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
telephone's
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
Then
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
tiny
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
up
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From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
visits
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From this reading THE LAST HUNT Of all ranch visits the last day neared.
voice
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
waited
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From this reading The telephone's tiny, thin voice returned acceptances from distant neighbours; so bright and early we waited at the cross-roads rendezvous.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Always we forgot it until the latest possible moment; for we did not like to think of it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then, when the realization could be no longer denied, we planned a grand day just to finish up on.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And from the four directions they came, jogging along in carts or spring-wagons, swaying swiftly in automobiles whose brass flashed back the early sun.
