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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 Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
Aconite
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From this reading "Wyoming," responded Aconite.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
always
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's nothing but scenery and curiosities."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What does it run to?" asked the Groom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
beautiful
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
beckoned
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
beckons
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
Bride
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's nothing but scenery and curiosities."
Cody
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
Coming
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
curiosities
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From this reading "It's nothing but scenery and curiosities."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does it run to?" asked the Groom.
eastward
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
follow
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
Groom
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From this reading "What does it run to?" asked the Groom.
halted
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
how
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What does it run to?" asked the Groom.
It's
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From this reading "It's nothing but scenery and curiosities."
lake
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
lay
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
like
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
miles
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It's nothing but scenery and curiosities."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
off
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
only
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
responded
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From this reading "Wyoming," responded Aconite.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
Road
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
run
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From this reading "What does it run to?" asked the Groom.
scenery
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From this reading "It's nothing but scenery and curiosities."
see
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
shore
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
side
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
stone's
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
suggested
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
surrey
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
Three
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
throw
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
trail
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
true
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
wanderer
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From this reading Coming in from the right as they took the open trail again, the Cody Road beckoned them eastward, as a side road always beckons to the true wanderer.
way
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does it run to?" asked the Groom.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
Wyoming
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From this reading "Wyoming," responded Aconite.
Yellowstone
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From this reading "Let's follow it a little way," suggested the Bride, "and see how we like it" Three miles or so on the way, the surrey halted at a beautiful little lake, which lay like a fragment broken off Yellowstone Lake, the shore of which lay only a stone's throw to the right.
