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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 THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
away
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From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
back
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From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
camped
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From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
caravans
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
carried
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
chief
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
clot
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
doctors
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
far
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From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
gathered
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
heart
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
home
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From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
horizon
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
horseback
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
hundreds
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From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
king
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
Lebanon
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
like
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
magic
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
Manitou
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
months
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From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
near
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
obsequies
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
out
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
own
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
people
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
pictures
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
prairie
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
reservation
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
road
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From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
Romany
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
Romanys
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From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
Ry
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From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
Rys
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From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
SALE
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
silent
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From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
Tekewani's
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
trailed
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From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
train
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
Unobtrusive
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From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
verdict
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From this reading A clot of blood in the heart had been the verdict of the doctors; and Lebanon and Manitou had watched the Ry of Rys carried by his own people to the open prairie near to Tekewani's reservation.
very
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From this reading For months, hundreds of them had not been very far away.
waited
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From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
watched
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From this reading Unobtrusive, silent, they had waited, watched, till the Ry of Rys should come back home again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Home to them was the open road where Romanys trailed or camped the world over.
WORLD
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From this reading THE WORLD FOR SALE As though by magic, like the pictures of a dream, out of the horizon, in caravans, by train, on horseback, the Romany people gathered to the obsequies of their chief and king.
