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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 Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
ask
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From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
called
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From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
cantle
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From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
crosspiece
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
design
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From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
dismounted
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
followed
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
full-stamped
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From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
horn
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
hung
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
Lone
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
looped
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no need.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no need.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
owner
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From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
popular
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From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
rawhide
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
saddle
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
shed
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
side
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From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
skirts
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From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
small
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
stable
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
stock
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
string
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
suspended
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
Swan
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
swung
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From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
There
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From this reading There was no need.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Swan took the saddle and swung it around so that the right side was toward them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Lone did not ask whose saddle it was, nor did Swan name the owner.
wild-rose
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From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was what is called a full-stamped saddle, with the popular wild-rose design on skirts and cantle.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
word
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From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Without a word Lone dismounted and followed Swan into a small shed beside the stable, where a worn stock saddle hung suspended from a crosspiece, a rawhide string looped over the horn.