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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 Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
appeared
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
Arab
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
beautiful
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
black
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
brandishing
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
bridles
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
brush-like
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
carefully
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
cavalcade
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
chestnut
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
Cheveril
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
cob
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
dim
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
dismounted
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
early
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
Eastern
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
face
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
few
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
flies
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
following
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
front
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
girths
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
Greeting
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
grey
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
habit
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
halt
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
Handing
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
Hester
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
horse
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
horses
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
hour
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
inspect
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
joyous
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
lightly
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
made
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
Mark
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
mien
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
Mount
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
natives
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
only
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
other
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
pleasure
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
Presently
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
prospect
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
protect
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
Rayner's
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
renewed
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
respective
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
riders
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
riding
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
Road
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
saddle
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
second
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
secured
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
silvery
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
sky
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
slowly
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
smiling
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
sprang
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
started
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
stepping
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
steps
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
switches
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
syce
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
syces
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
thanks
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
there
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
traffic
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
trotted
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
turned
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From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
used
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From this reading Greeting Mark with a joyous mien, she renewed her thanks for the pleasure in prospect, sprang lightly to her saddle, and the cavalcade started; their respective syces following on foot, brandishing their long brush-like switches used to protect the horses from flies when a halt was made.
verandah
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From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
wearing
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Eastern sky was still dim silvery grey when Mark Cheveril dismounted from his fine chestnut cob in front of the Rayner's verandah.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Handing his horse to the syce, he turned to the other, a beautiful black Arab which he had secured for Hester, and whose girths and bridles he began carefully to inspect for the second time.
wide
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From this reading The riders trotted slowly along the wide Mount Road where at this early hour there was little traffic, only a few natives stepping about.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
Worcestershire
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From this reading Presently Hester appeared on the verandah steps with a smiling face, wearing her riding habit for the first time since she left Worcestershire.
