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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 A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
age
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
autumn
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
beasts
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
beating
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
Berrington
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
changed
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
danger
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
dangerous
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
darkness
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
dawn
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
dearer
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
deems
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
destination
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
doubt
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
enveloped
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
failure
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
felt
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
fetish
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
few
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
fight
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
fighting
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
glory
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
greater
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
guard
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
heart
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
high
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
honour
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
hope
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
horses
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
ideals
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
impossible
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
inspiration
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
knowing
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
light
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
lofty
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
loose
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
many
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
Michael
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
miracles
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
much
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He spared neither spur nor whip that night.
night
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He spared neither spur nor whip that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
pall
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
possession
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
reached
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
recked
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
rein
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
Riding
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
rode
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
say
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
seeing
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
set
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
shame
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From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
smile
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
solitary
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
songs
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From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
spared
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From this reading He spared neither spur nor whip that night.
spreading
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
spur
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From this reading He spared neither spur nor whip that night.
stumbling
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
then
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
Thrice
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
too
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
traveller
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
weary
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So Michael rode, and found his heart first beating high with that fighting hope which deems failure impossible and the age of miracles not passed, and again enveloped in the pall of shame and doubt.
whip
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From this reading He spared neither spur nor whip that night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A fetish, this honour, say many; but the few who guard her as a possession dearer than life smile, knowing that she is precious, with her songs of inspiration and lofty ideals.
widening
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From this reading Thrice he changed horses and thrice felt the weary beasts stumbling beneath him ere he reached his destination, and by then the dawn was widening and spreading into the glory of morning light.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
WOMAN'S
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WILL Riding through the darkness of an autumn night with loose rein--a weary journey and dangerous too for the solitary traveller; but Michael Berrington recked nothing then of such danger, seeing he was set to fight a much greater.
