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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You know the hundred an' forty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
banished
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
big
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
Billy
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
bridge
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
bumped
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
cantered
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
Canyon
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
Chavon
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chosen
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
clay
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
Covert
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
don't
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ducks
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fetch
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
field
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
forty
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From this reading “You know the hundred an' forty.
gate
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
goin
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grade
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
guess
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
hundred
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From this reading “You know the hundred an' forty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
just
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know the hundred an' forty.
lease
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
m
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
man
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
mornin
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
Mountains
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
objective
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
old
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
out
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
Ramona
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
ride
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
road
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
said
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
Saxon
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
Say
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
Sonoma
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
spur
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From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Saxon had chosen her field on the big spur of Sonoma Mountains as the objective of their ride.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
thundered
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
Trillium
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
trouble
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From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
up
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
Water
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Say, I bumped into something big this mornin' when I was goin' to fetch Ramona,” Billy said, the clay pit trouble banished for the time.
why
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
Wild
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From this reading They cantered out the gate, thundered across the bridge, and passed Trillium Covert before they pulled in on the grade of Wild Water Canyon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You know the hundred an' forty.
young
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From this reading I passed young Chavon along the road, an'--I don't know why--just for ducks, I guess--I up an' asked 'm if he thought the old man would lease the hundred an' forty to me.
