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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 At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
act
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
ahead
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
any
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
ask
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
back
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
BALL
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
bring
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From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
call
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
calls
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
carried
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
cattle
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
chanced
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
cost
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
count
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
destination
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
difficulty
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
discretion
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
doors
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
dozen
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
earliest
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
ears
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
eye
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
feet
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
few
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
finding
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
gamely
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
get
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
groom
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
hand-gallop
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
horse
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
horse's
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
horseback
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
house
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
instinct
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
kept
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
knew
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
luck
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
made
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
man
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
met
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
moment
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
much
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
Munich
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
Nauheim's
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From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
night
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
once
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From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
own
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
PALACE
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From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
people
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
plunged
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
possible
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
reined
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
rely
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
requested
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From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
road
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
rode
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
round
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From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
say
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From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
see
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
stables
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From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
stead
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BALL AT THE PALACE The count had good cattle, and the horse that carried me back to Munich answered gamely to the calls I made on him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
trusting
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From this reading At any cost I must get back to the house at the earliest possible moment; and though I did not know the road, and could see scarce a dozen feet ahead of the horse's ears, I plunged along at a hand-gallop, trusting to his instinct and my own luck, that had already stood me in such good stead that night.
twice
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
up
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
von
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From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
wary
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From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
way
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From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I kept a wary eye about me as I rode into the courtyard of the house, and my first act was to call a groom on whose discretion I knew I could rely.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I had not much difficulty in finding the way, and I reined up twice to ask it of people whom I met; and at last I chanced on a man on horseback, who rode with me to within a few doors of my destination.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Take this horse round at once to Count von Nauheim's stables," I told the man, "and say he has requested you to bring it.
