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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 LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
battered
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
better
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From this reading "We have seen better days."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
Cara
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
CASTLE
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From this reading "CROWMORE CASTLE."
completely
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
Cross
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
CROWMORE
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From this reading "CROWMORE CASTLE."
days
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From this reading "We have seen better days."
difficulty
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
discovering
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
distance
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
dwindling
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
Finnigan's
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
gate
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From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
gates
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From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
goal
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
griffin
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have seen better days."
Helen
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
Ireland
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From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
LARRY
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
mare
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
massive
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
mile
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
Once
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
out
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
pillars
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
post-car
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
quarter
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
races
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
road
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
seen
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From this reading "We have seen better days."
set
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
speck
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
stone
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From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
surmounted
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
synonymous
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From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
terms
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From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
there
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
two
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
vanished
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
view
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
walk
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From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
wall
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From this reading But there were no gates—unless a stone wall and a gate were synonymous terms in Ireland.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have seen better days."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LARRY and Finnigan's mare were not long in dwindling into a little speck in the distance; and when they had completely vanished Helen set out to walk to Cara Cross, the goal of the post-car races.
wingless
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From this reading Once there she had no difficulty in discovering the road to the left; and a quarter of a mile brought two massive pillars into view, each surmounted by a battered, wingless griffin.
