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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
afterward
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
always
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
boy
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From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
came
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From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
cold
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
dared
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From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
even
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From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
feel
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
friend
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From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
frightened
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From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
gone
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From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
half-hour
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
Lucas
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From this reading “Lucas!
make
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
neck
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From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
Nicolás
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
October
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
pleasantnounUS /ˈpleasant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
rein
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From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
river
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
road
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
shiver
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
stillness
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
sunlight
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
sunshine
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
tell
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From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He waited, even after Nicolás (frightened at having dared to tell his friend) had gone.
told
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
Topo's
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From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
turned
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From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
waited
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From this reading He turned the rein on Topo’s neck, and waited till the boy came.
warm
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From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the pleasant, warm October sunlight he waited, while Nicolás told him that which would always make him shiver and feel cold when afterward he should remember that half-hour in the stillness and sunshine of the river road.
