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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 Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
apologetic
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From this reading He was a sandy-complexioned man with a furtive-eyed, apologetic manner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is yore paw home, Miss Lee?" he asked breathlessly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
Bertie
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From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
breathlessly
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called
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From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.
clattered
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
company
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From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
dad
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From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
Dumont
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From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
furtive-eyed
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From this reading He was a sandy-complexioned man with a furtive-eyed, apologetic manner.
girl
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From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a sandy-complexioned man with a furtive-eyed, apologetic manner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
home
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From this reading "Is yore paw home, Miss Lee?" he asked breathlessly.
horseback
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
house
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is yore paw home, Miss Lee?" he asked breathlessly.
Leading
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
Lee
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
man
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
manner
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From this reading He was a sandy-complexioned man with a furtive-eyed, apologetic manner.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
named
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From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.
paw
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From this reading "Is yore paw home, Miss Lee?" he asked breathlessly.
Plays
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
recognized
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From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
riders
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From this reading Miss Bertie Lee recognized him as one of the company riders named Dumont.
Rôle
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
sandy-complexioned
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see
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From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.
shoulder
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Snaith
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
Some
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From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.
street
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.
up
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From this reading Lee Plays a Leading Rôle A man on horseback clattered up the street and drew up at the Snaith house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a sandy-complexioned man with a furtive-eyed, apologetic manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a sandy-complexioned man with a furtive-eyed, apologetic manner.
yore
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From this reading "Is yore paw home, Miss Lee?" he asked breathlessly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Some one to see you, dad," called the girl over her shoulder.