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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 There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
air
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From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
approached
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
barb
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
blue
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From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
bright
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From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
cigarette
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From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
closed
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
CONQUERED
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corralled
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
Craig
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CURSE
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dismounting
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From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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evening
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faded
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feet
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fence
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
gate
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
glass
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From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
heater
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helpless
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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herd
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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holding
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house
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
How
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From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
Landor
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From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
late
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leaving
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
light
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From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
living-room
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From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
looking
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man
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From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
more
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Mrs
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night
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Landor, looking even more faded and helpless than usual, sat holding her hands at one side of the sheet-iron heater, and opposite her, his feet on the top rim of the stove, sat Craig.
opened
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
opposite
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paused
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From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
pony's
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
prairie
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ranch
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
rim
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rode
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
room
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From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
safely
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
sat
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sheet-iron
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side
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slowly
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
stove
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surrounding
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs. Landor, looking even more faded and helpless than usual, sat holding her hands at one side of the sheet-iron heater, and opposite her, his feet on the top rim of the stove, sat Craig.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
There
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From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
tiny-paned
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From this reading The man was smoking a cigarette, and even through the tiny-paned glass the air of the room looked blue.
top
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
uncurtained
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From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
usual
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very
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From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CURSE OF THE CONQUERED It was late, very late on the prairie, when How Landor returned that evening.
window
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From this reading There was a bright light in the living-room, and, still without dismounting, he paused before the uncurtained window and looked in.
wire
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
yard
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From this reading The herd safely corralled for the night, he rode slowly toward the ranch house, and, without leaving the pony's back, opened and closed the gate of the barb wire fence surrounding the yard and approached the house.
