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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 _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
also
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From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
Billy
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
blew
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
Charming
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
cheek-bones
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From this reading The cheek-bones of Dill were purple and the point of his long nose was very red.
chill
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
closed
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
clouds
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
cold
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From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
companion
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
Day-dream
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
Dill
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From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
face
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From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
facing
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
feels
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
followed
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
frozen
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
glanced
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
gray
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
hard
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
humped
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
judge
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From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
Just
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
lips
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cheek-bones of Dill were purple and the point of his long nose was very red.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
north
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
nose
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From this reading The cheek-bones of Dill were purple and the point of his long nose was very red.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
opening
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
out
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The cheek-bones of Dill were purple and the point of his long nose was very red.
promised
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
purple
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From this reading The cheek-bones of Dill were purple and the point of his long nose was very red.
red
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From this reading The cheek-bones of Dill were purple and the point of his long nose was very red.
rides
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
rode
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
saddle
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From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
saddle-horn
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
silently
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
snow
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From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
speech
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
thoughts
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
trail
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
turned
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
Twice
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
uncertainly
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
uneven
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From this reading Twice he had glanced uncertainly at his companion, opening his lips for speech; twice he had closed them silently and turned again to the uneven trail.
unpleasant
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
very
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From this reading The cheek-bones of Dill were purple and the point of his long nose was very red.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Dill also was humped forward in the saddle, but if one might judge from his face it was because he was cold.
weight
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From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading _Just a Day-dream._ Charming Billy rode humped over the saddle-horn, as rides one whose mind feels the weight of unpleasant thoughts.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind blew chill from out the north and they were facing it; the trail they followed was frozen hard and the gray clouds above promised snow.
