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A Man Four-Square
A Man Four-Square

Chapter XIII

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The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man Four-Square

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.
Line 2
She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.
Line 3
Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.
Line 4
It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.
Line 5
The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.”

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.”

All words in this reading · 48

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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 Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

astride

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

back

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From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.

buckskin

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

cantle

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From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.

carried

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From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.

down

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

evening

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From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.

getting

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From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

girl

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.

Hanging

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From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

hunting

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From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

Los

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From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

lover

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From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.

mount

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

outdoors

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From this reading The girl was a lover of the outdoors and she had been hunting alone.

pommel

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From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.

pony

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

Portales

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From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

rifle

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From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.

river

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

rode

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

saddle

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From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.

Samaritan

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.

shot

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From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.

small

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From this reading She carried across the pommel of her saddle a small rifle.

strings

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From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

turkey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.

water

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From this reading The Good Samaritan A girl astride a buckskin pony rode down to the river to water her mount.

way

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was getting along toward evening and she was on her way back to Los Portales.

wild

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Hanging from the cantle strings was a wild turkey she had shot.