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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 But it is a good ride there!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
acacia
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
bluish
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is a good ride there!
cap
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
coat
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
cowboy
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
direction
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
folded
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it is a good ride there!
grew
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From this reading He was on his way to the rose-bush where the yellow roses grew.
handkerchief
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
herd
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
hills
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
horizon
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
horse
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
horse-herd
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
Hortobagy
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is a good ride there!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is a good ride there!
knotted
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
line
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
low
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
lying
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
marked
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
mist
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on his way to the rose-bush where the yellow roses grew.
opposite
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
peep
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
poles
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
Presently
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
pushed
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
ride
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From this reading But it is a good ride there!
river
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
rose
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
rose-bush
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From this reading He was on his way to the rose-bush where the yellow roses grew.
roses
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From this reading He was on his way to the rose-bush where the yellow roses grew.
scarlet
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
sleeve
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
soon
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
spurred
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From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
tall
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
tell-tale
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
there
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From this reading But it is a good ride there!
three
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
trotted
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
up
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From this reading Presently he took the tell-tale rose from his cap, folded it in his scarlet handkerchief, and pushed it up the knotted sleeve of his coat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on his way to the rose-bush where the yellow roses grew.
way
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From this reading He was on his way to the rose-bush where the yellow roses grew.
well
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The horse-herd meanwhile spurred his horse in the opposite direction, where a low lying line of bluish mist marked the course of the Hortobagy river.
wood
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
yellow
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From this reading He was on his way to the rose-bush where the yellow roses grew.
Zam
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From this reading The cowboy trotted towards the herd, and soon the hills of Zam, the little acacia wood, and the three tall well poles began to peep above the horizon.
