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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 He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
alike
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
Argyl
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From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
big
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From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
brand-new
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
builded
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
carpets
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
Conniston
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
corral
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
day
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From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
doing
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
down
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
empty
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
enough
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
fence
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
furniture
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
high
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
houses
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
late
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
men
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
moving
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
neat
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
night
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
peas
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
perched
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
picks
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
Rattlesnake
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From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
ridden
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From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
rode
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
rooms
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
rows
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
sat
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
saw
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
scores
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
scrapers
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
shovels
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
small
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
spent
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From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
staring
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
stars
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
tacking
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
there
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From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
tore
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
town
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
twenty
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From this reading He rode with her into a town, a brand-new town, of twenty small, neat houses, as alike as rows of peas.
uncrated
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
understood
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
up
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
Valley
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From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had ridden to Rattlesnake Valley with Argyl, and had spent a big part of the day there with her.
work
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From this reading He saw scores of men at work with scrapers, picks, and shovels, and understood little enough of what they were doing.
worked
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
World
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From this reading That night Conniston sat up late, perched high on the corral fence, staring at the stars while he tore down and builded up the World.
yard
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From this reading In one of the houses he worked for Argyl, tacking down carpets in the empty rooms, moving furniture which he had uncrated in the yard.
