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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 The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
Applehead's
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
bodily
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
darkness
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Luck did not reply.
door
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
down
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
dwindling
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
emergency
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
fed
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
feed-box
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
forehead
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
fought
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
four-horse
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
full
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
gray
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
hat
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
hay
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
horse
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
horses
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
hung
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From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
industriously
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
inside
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From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
just
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
keeping
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
labored
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From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
lantern
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From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
lapping
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
lighted
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From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
low
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
Luck
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From this reading Luck did not reply.
Luck's
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
manger
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
moist
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
mounts
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
munching
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Luck did not reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
opened
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
out
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
rapidly
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
ready
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
reply
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From this reading Luck did not reply.
snow
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
stable
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From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
stables
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
stall
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From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
swallowed
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From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
system
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
team
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
there
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From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manger was full, and the feed-box still moist from the lapping tongue of the gray horse that stood there munching industriously.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
up
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
way
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From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The horses must first be fed, and he fought his way to the stables, where Applehead's precious hay was dwindling rapidly under Luck's system of keeping mounts and a four-horse team up and ready for just such an emergency.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He labored through the darkness to the stable door, lighted the lantern which hung just inside, and went into the first stall.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled his hat down low over his forehead, opened the door and went out, and it was as though the wind and snow and darkness swallowed him bodily.
