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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 WHAT A FINISH!
ahead
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
Barellan
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
beat
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
came
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
field
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From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
FINISH
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From this reading WHAT A FINISH!
forging
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
galloping
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From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
Glen
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
hopeless
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
jacket
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
Leigh's
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
like
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
pace
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
position
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
promising
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
pulses
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
quivered
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From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
rapidly
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
shouting
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From this reading The shouting was tremendous.
sight
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
situation
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
sky-blue
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
standstill
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From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
thrilling
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
tremendous
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
turned
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
up
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From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What looked like a hopeless position was turned into a promising situation as Barellan came up the course at a tremendous pace.
watched
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From this reading His body quivered as it had never done before as he watched Barellan galloping the field to a standstill.
watching
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From this reading It was a thrilling sight, watching the sky-blue jacket forging ahead, and Glen Leigh's pulses beat rapidly.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT A FINISH!