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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 Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
attendance
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
autumn
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From this reading It was now late in the autumn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
came
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
cleared
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
clouds
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
company
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
convenient
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
couldn't
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
day
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
deep
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
discovered
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
dismounted
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
door
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
down
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
evening
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
fast
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
fellow
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
few
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
frequently
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
full
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
gave
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
going
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
gorgeous
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
groom
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
hard
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
hind
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
horse
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
horseback
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
horses
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
houses
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was now late in the autumn.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now late in the autumn.
known
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
ladies
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
lane
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
large
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
late
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From this reading It was now late in the autumn.
lost
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
mare
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
more
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
mounted
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
mud
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
now
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From this reading It was now late in the autumn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
off
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
parties
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
pretty
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
red
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
road
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
said
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
Several
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
shoe
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
small
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
smithy
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
sooner
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From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
spot
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
sun
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was now late in the autumn.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They were no sooner upon the hard road by the smithy, than one of the ladies discovered her mare had lost a hind shoe.
visitors
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now late in the autumn.
well
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From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several houses in the neighbourhood were full of visitors, and parties on horseback frequently passed the door of the smithy--well known to not a few of the horses.
wet
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From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening, as the sun was going down red and large, with a gorgeous attendance of clouds, for the day had been wet but cleared in the afternoon, a small mounted company came pretty fast along the lane, which was deep in mud.
young
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From this reading “She couldn't have pulled it off in a more convenient spot!” said a handsome young fellow, as he dismounted and gave his horse to a groom.
