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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 “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
adjusted
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From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
battery
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From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
buggy
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From this reading “Horse and buggy coming, Matt!” he called.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
called
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From this reading “Horse and buggy coming, Matt!” he called.
car
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From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
close
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
coming
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From this reading “Horse and buggy coming, Matt!” he called.
considering
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From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
cowboy
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From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
crawled
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From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
cyclones
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
didn't
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
else
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From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
go
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
gone
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From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
grind
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From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
heap
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From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
hoofs
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From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
Horse
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From this reading “Horse and buggy coming, Matt!” he called.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
jolt
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
keeping
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
Matt
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From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
McGlory
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
motor
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
pard
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
patter
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From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
rights
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From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
road
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
scrap
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From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
Sufferin
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
then
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From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
too
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From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
watch
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By rights, considering what this car has gone through, it ought to be a scrap heap.”
wheels
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From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
wires
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From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
wonder
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
work
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From this reading The cowboy could hear him at work; but he could hear something else, too, and that was a patter of hoofs and a grind of wheels.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
wrenchnounUS /rɛntʃ/
a sudden twisting movement that causes pain
From this reading Matt adjusted one of the battery wires, then crawled under the car with a wrench.
wrong
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From this reading “Sufferin’ cyclones!” exclaimed McGlory, keeping close watch of the road behind; “after that jolt it would be a wonder, pard, if something didn’t go wrong with the motor.
