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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 CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
away
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
broader
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
brown
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
CAIN
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
companions
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
country
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
crest
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
Cumberland
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
down
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
gleaming
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
hand
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From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
Hardly
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
hill
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
house
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
Jim
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
Just
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
Kate
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
light
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
made
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
mile
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
miles
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
others
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From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
position
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
railroad
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
rails
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
raised
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From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
range
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
red-tiled
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
rein
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From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
roof
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
saddle
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
shifted
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
showed
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
side
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
siding
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
Silent
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
silver
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
six
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
slightly
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From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
squat
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
station-house
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
streak
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From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
sweep
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just before the house, a slightly broader streak of that gleaming light showed the position of the siding rails.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He raised his hand and the others drew rein beside him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
topped
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From this reading CAIN Hardly a score of miles away, Jim Silent and his six companions topped a hill.
weight
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From this reading Kate Cumberland shifted her weight a little to one side of the saddle to rest and looked down from the crest on the sweep of country below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A mile away the railroad made a streak of silver light across the brown range and directly before them stood the squat station-house with red-tiled roof.
