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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 It was a lovely spring evening.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
all
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
bridle
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
carefully
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
covering
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From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
csikos
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
distance
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
early
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
embroidered
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From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
evening
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From this reading It was a lovely spring evening.
fleecy
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
garment
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
glow
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
grazed
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
ground
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
hanging
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
head
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
herd
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
Hill
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
horizon
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
horse
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely spring evening.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
just
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
lingered
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely spring evening.
lovers
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
lying
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
mists
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
moon
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
new
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
night
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
out
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
pillow
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From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
rammed
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
removed
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
resting-place
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
rises
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
round
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
saddle
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From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
saddle-cloth
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From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
sets
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
shining
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
sicklenounUS /ˈsɪkəl/
a hand tool with a curved blade for cutting grass
From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
sky
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
soft
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
Some
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
soon
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
sought
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
spread
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From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
spring
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From this reading It was a lovely spring evening.
star
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
stick
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
sunset
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From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
szur
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From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
Then
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From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
there
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then he spread the saddle-cloth over the saddle; this was his pillow; his covering the embroidered "szur."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The sunset glow lingered long in the sky, till night drew on her garment of soft fleecy mists lying all round the horizon.
unsaddled
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From this reading Some distance from the herd, the csikos sought out a resting-place for the night, and there carefully unsaddled his horse and removed the bridle from its head, hanging it on his stick, rammed into the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely spring evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
Zam
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From this reading The sickle of the new moon grazed the Zam Hill, with the lovers' star shining radiant just above--that star which rises so early and sets so soon!
