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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 break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
Angel
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From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
approach
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
avoiding
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
back
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From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
break
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
came
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
Canandaigua
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
chaise
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
clearings
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
comfortable
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
corduroy
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
cross
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
dawn
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
day
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
detour
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
eyes
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
failing
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From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
fairly
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
forgot
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
front
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From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
Geneva
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
gone
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From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
Halsey
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
highroad
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
horse
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
led
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
light
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
like
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
only
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
outstripped
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From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
Palmyra
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
paradise
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
passing
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
pursuers
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From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
rather
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From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
road
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
saw
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
shrewd
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From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
small
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
some
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
Susannah
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From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
thus
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
turn
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From this reading The pursuers, upon failing to hear that the chaise had passed through Palmyra, might turn back, or if they had gone on they might have outstripped them on the road, and be in front rather than behind.
turned
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
village
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
waiting
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From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
west
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Susannah never forgot the light that came to his eyes when he saw her approach; it was like dawn in paradise.
wisdom
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From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At break of day Halsey was waiting upon the road with a fairly good horse and a comfortable chaise.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
woods
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From this reading He turned into a cross corduroy road that led through the woods, passing only some small clearings to the west of Palmyra, and thus by a detour avoiding that village, he returned again to the highroad between Canandaigua and Geneva.
worldly
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From this reading Angel Halsey was not without shrewd worldly wisdom.
