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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 As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a little, he began to whistle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
appeared
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From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
began
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From this reading After a little, he began to whistle.
carefully
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From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
casual
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From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
climbed
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
distinction
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
Dooley
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
down
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
driving
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
Dudley's
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
edge
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
empty
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
examining
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eyes
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From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
fellow
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
front
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
high
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
homeward
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
house
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
little
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From this reading After a little, he began to whistle.
Major
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
means
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
now
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
observer
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From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
only
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
perch
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
proud
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
reached
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
Red
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
rolling
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
scrutinizing
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From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
sharp
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From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
slowed
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
stage
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
stopped
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
surrounding
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From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
territory
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From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
town
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
transportation
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
trip
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
up
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From this reading As the empty stage reached the edge of the town on its homeward trip, it slowed up and stopped in front of Major Dudley’s house.
Valley's
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As a matter of fact, his sharp eyes were carefully scrutinizing the surrounding territory.
wheels
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From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
whistlenounUS /ˈwɪsəl/
a high sound made by blowing through the lips
From this reading After a little, he began to whistle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To the casual observer he would have appeared to be examining one of the wheels.
young
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From this reading Dooley, the young fellow who now had the proud distinction of driving Red Valley’s only means of rolling transportation, climbed down from his high perch.
