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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 No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
back
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From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
Barry
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From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
bit
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
came
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From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
camped
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From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
canter
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From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
cloud
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From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
curb
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
delayed
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From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
dust
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From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
easy
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From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
full
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From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
hackamore
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
hand
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
head
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From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
held
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
impatience
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From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
instant
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
kept
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
latter
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From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
light
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
near
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From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
night
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From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
now
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From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
Once
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From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
out
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From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
pace
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From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
rebelled
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From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
restrained
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
Rickett
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From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
Rickett's
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From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
ridden
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From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
rider
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
Satan
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From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
scudding
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From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
stallion
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From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
street
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From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once out of Rickett, Barry pulled the stallion back to an easy canter.
tossed
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From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
town
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From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
voice
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From this reading No curb restrained him, not even a bit; the light hackamore could not have held him for an instant, but the voice of the rider kept him in hand.
waited
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From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had camped during the latter part of the night near the town and ridden in in the morning, so that Satan was full of running.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now, out of Rickett's one street, came the thing for which Barry had waited, and delayed his course--a scudding dust cloud.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He rebelled now against this easy pace, and tossed his head with impatience.
