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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
attention
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
Bart
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
bed
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
Black
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
blue
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From this reading She saw nothing but the drawn white face of Dan and his blue pencilled eyelids.
Buck
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She saw nothing but the drawn white face of Dan and his blue pencilled eyelids.
challenging
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
Dan
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Daniels
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
DARK
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
drawn
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eager
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
early
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
eyelids
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From this reading She saw nothing but the drawn white face of Dan and his blue pencilled eyelids.
face
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From this reading She saw nothing but the drawn white face of Dan and his blue pencilled eyelids.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
growl
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
heard
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She ran to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
horse
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
house
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
Instinct
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
Kate
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
lead
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
man
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
nodding
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She saw nothing but the drawn white face of Dan and his blue pencilled eyelids.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
old
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
paid
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
pencilled
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From this reading She saw nothing but the drawn white face of Dan and his blue pencilled eyelids.
ran
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From this reading She ran to him.
reached
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
recognized
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
relapsed
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
sat
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
saw
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From this reading She saw nothing but the drawn white face of Dan and his blue pencilled eyelids.
SEE
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
sick-room
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
slightest
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
started
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
swung
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From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
THOSEdeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
up
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
welcome
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
whine
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From this reading They started up when they heard the challenging growl of Black Bart, which relapsed into an eager whine of welcome as he recognized Kate.
white
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From this reading She saw nothing but the drawn white face of Dan and his blue pencilled eyelids.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THOSE WHO SEE IN THE DARK It was still early morning when Kate swung from her horse before the house of Buck Daniels.
wife
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From this reading Instinct seemed to lead her to the sick-room, and when she reached it she paid not the slightest attention to the old man and his wife, who sat nodding beside the bed.
