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afraid
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From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
ahead
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
calm
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
came
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
depends
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From this reading Everything depends on that--everything."
dismounted
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From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
Don't
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything depends on that--everything."
exclaimed
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
far
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
feelings
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
Forrest's
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From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
General
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From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
ground
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From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
headquarters
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From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
helped
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
horse
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From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
how
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
hurt
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
Jim
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
jumped
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From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
knew
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
Near
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From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
now
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything depends on that--everything."
ran
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
saddle
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
said
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
say
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
side
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From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything depends on that--everything."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
Then
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She jumped from the saddle to the ground and stood before me, and for the first time I was ashamed and afraid.
touch
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
unmoved
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From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
up
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
walked
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From this reading Near General Forrest's headquarters I dismounted and walked by the side of my horse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
Whistling
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From this reading Then when Whistling Jim came up, and I would have helped her from the saddle, "Don't touch me!" she exclaimed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come now," said I, not unmoved, for my feelings ran far ahead of hers and I knew what she would say and how hurt she was; "come now, you must be calm.
