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acquainted
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From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
all
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
became
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From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
best
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From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
better
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
boys
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From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
bridle-paths
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From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
county
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
dim
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
ditches
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
enough
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
escort
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
family
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From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
fields
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
forest
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
gullies
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
hard
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From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
home
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From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
jungle
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
Many
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
mile
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
mother
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From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
mules
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
necessary
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
neighborhood
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From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
old
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
pine
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
plantation
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From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
provide
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From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
raiders
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
ride
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
riding
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
roads
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From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
secure
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
stretches
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
struggled
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From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
supplies
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
times
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From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the boys' mother struggled to provide as best she could for the family and hands.
too
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
up
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
used
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
usually
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From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
very
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From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
way
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From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After this, times were very hard on the plantation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She used to ride all over the county to secure the supplies which were necessary for their support; one of the boys usually being her escort and riding behind her on one of the old mules that the raiders had left.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In this way the boys became acquainted with the roads of the county and even with all the bridle-paths in the neighborhood of their home.
woods
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From this reading Many of these were dim enough too, running through stretches of pine forest, across old fields which were little better than jungle, along gullies, up ditches, and through woods mile after mile.
