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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 The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His opinion was that summer had come again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
any
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
back
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His opinion was that summer had come again.
comfortable
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
common
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
cool
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
direction
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt the pony too had his own thoughts.
dreamed
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From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
far
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
felt
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
Geoff
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From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
Geoff's
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No doubt the pony too had his own thoughts.
harness
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No doubt the pony too had his own thoughts.
home
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
hot
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
knew
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
like
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
longer
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt the pony too had his own thoughts.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
opinion
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From this reading His opinion was that summer had come again.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
own
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From this reading No doubt the pony too had his own thoughts.
pampered
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
pony
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From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
puff
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
put
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
quicker
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From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
rather
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
sigh
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
slower
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From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
sometimes
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From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
stable
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From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
summer
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From this reading His opinion was that summer had come again.
switch
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His opinion was that summer had come again.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
thoughts
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From this reading No doubt the pony too had his own thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
too
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From this reading No doubt the pony too had his own thoughts.
touch
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
trotted
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
use
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
walked
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From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His opinion was that summer had come again.
weight
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had come so far that he no longer knew which was the direction of home and the comfortable cool stable, for which he began to puff and sigh.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The pony walked on, sometimes a little quicker, sometimes a little slower, while Geoff dreamed.
whip
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From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was rather a pampered little pony, who had never been put to any common use, who had never felt harness on his back, or a weight behind him, or even the touch of a whip beyond that of Geoff's little switch; and he had come so far and had trotted so long that he was hot, and did not like it.
