adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
boardnounUS /bɔːrd/
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/
lacking funds
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
corralverbUS /kərˈæl/
enclose in a corral
From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
DicknounUS /dɪk/
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
drovenounUS /droʊv/
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
EastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
fartheradjectiveUS /ˈfɑːrðər/
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
flashverbUS /flæʃ/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
grantedadjectiveUS /ˈɡræntəd/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
intendverbUS /ˌɪnˈtend/
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
pack-pony
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From this reading He growled at his pack-pony, and drove him out of the corral.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
saddleverbUS /ˈsædəl/
put a saddle on
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
setverbUS /set/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
steadyverbUS /ˈstedi/
make steady
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
trotverbUS /trɑːt/
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading Then he set off at a steady trot down the street toward the open country.
vaultedadjectiveUS /ˈvɔːltɪd/
having a hemispherical vault or dome
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It came to me in a flash, as I saw him riding farther and farther away, that the reason my heart was not broken was because I did not intend to go home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dick had taken it for granted that I would board the next train for the East.
wringingverbUS /ˈrɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading He broke off suddenly, and, wringing my hand, he vaulted into the saddle.
