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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 In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
air
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
All
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
almost
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
animal
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
aromatic
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
back
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
balmy
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From this reading A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth.
barn
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
bell
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
blotted
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
breath
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breeze
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From this reading A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth.
came
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
cat's-paw
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From this reading A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth.
circled
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
crests
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
deep
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
Dick
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
drying
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
faint
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
fanned
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From this reading A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth.
fellows
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
field
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
grain
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
grass
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
grazing
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
hills
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
Lad
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
listen
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
loved
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
mare
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
more
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
Mountain
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
mountains
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
night
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
once
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
paused
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
quiet
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
realization
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
restless
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
ringing
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
ripening
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From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
sick
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
single
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
sky-line
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
some
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
somewhere
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
stallion
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
stamp
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
stamped
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
stars
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From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
up
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From this reading In the quiet air, from somewhere up the hills, came the ringing of a single bell from some grazing animal.
warmth
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From this reading A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the night was balmy with the faint and almost aromatic scent of ripening grain and drying grass.
way
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From this reading On the way back from the sick mare, Dick paused once to listen to the restless stamp of Mountain Lad and his fellows in the stallion barn.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The stallion stamped again, and Dick, with a deep breath and realization that never had he more loved it all, looked up and circled the sky-line where the crests of the mountains blotted the field of stars.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A cat's-paw of breeze fanned him with sudden balmy warmth.
