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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 AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My name's Saxton, and you must be Snyder."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
blue
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
came
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
clearly
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From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
corduroy
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
Correct
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From this reading "Correct," said the man and they shook hands.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
crumbled
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
door
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
emerged
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
establishment
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From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
fountain
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
front
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
frowsy
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
gate
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
grass
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
hail
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From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Correct," said the man and they shook hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
how
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From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
John
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
known
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
lay
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
man
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "My name's Saxton, and you must be Snyder."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My name's Saxton, and you must be Snyder."
name's
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From this reading "My name's Saxton, and you must be Snyder."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
once
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
ordinary
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From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
POINDEXTER'S
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
pony
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
presence
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From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
ruins
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
said
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From this reading "Correct," said the man and they shook hands.
Saxton
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
shook
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From this reading "Correct," said the man and they shook hands.
Snyder
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From this reading "My name's Saxton, and you must be Snyder."
sown
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Correct," said the man and they shook hands.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading However, before he could make his presence known, a frowsy man in corduroy emerged from the great front door and came toward him.
trotted
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
uncertain
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From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
warned
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From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was clearly no ordinary establishment, as he had been warned, and he was uncertain how to hail it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
yard
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From this reading AT POINDEXTER'S John Saxton trotted his pony through a broken gate into a great yard that had once been sown in blue grass, and at the center of which lay the crumbled ruins of a fountain.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My name's Saxton, and you must be Snyder."
