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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 Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
all
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
animals
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
apparently
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
bearing
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
carefully
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
clear
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
direction
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
exactly
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
eyes
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
field
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
four
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
friends
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
general
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
glass
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
group
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
held
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
HERBERT
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
horseman
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From this reading The horseman on the right was Nick Ribsam.
horsemen
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
Mexico
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
minutes
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
mounted
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
New
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
Nick
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From this reading The horseman on the right was Nick Ribsam.
north
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
out
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
pack
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
plain
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
ponies
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
PURSUER
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From this reading THE SOLITARY PURSUER.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
Ribsam
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From this reading The horseman on the right was Nick Ribsam.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horseman on the right was Nick Ribsam.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
several
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
slowly
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
SOLITARY
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From this reading THE SOLITARY PURSUER.
studied
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From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
sunlight
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOLITARY PURSUER.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
There
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
two
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
walking
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
way
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
well
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From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were four of them, beside the two pack animals, all apparently well mounted, and the clear sunlight brought them into clear relief.
west
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From this reading Their ponies were walking slowly, not exactly north, but bearing a little to the west, so that the general direction was the same as that of our friends on their way to New Mexico.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading HERBERT held his field glass to his eyes for several minutes, while he carefully studied the group of horsemen out upon the plain.
