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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 A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
admitted
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From this reading Not that Li would have admitted that his family was old.
all
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
ancestry
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
automobile
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
bed
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
business
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
camel
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
chosen
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
clattered
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
conveyances
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
counted
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
dear
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From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
distinguished
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
eight
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
elephant
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
exception
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
fact
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
family
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
going
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
happy
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
heart
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From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
horse
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
horses
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From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
hundred
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
intellectual
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
leading
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
Li
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
locomotion
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
man
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
means
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
mesa
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
nine
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
objects
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From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
old
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
only
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
out
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
perhaps
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
possible
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
RIDE
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
river
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
scarcely
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
scientific
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From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
sensible
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
skill
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From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
some
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
spite
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
trail
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
train
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
trip
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
up
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
wagon
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From this reading A wagon, a train, an automobile, these were sensible conveyances for an intellectual man of an old and distinguished family going about his business, but a horse, never!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Except as objects for his scientific skill, horses were not dear to his heart.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
years
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From this reading Distinguished, perhaps, but scarcely old when it only counted its ancestry through some eight or nine hundred years.
Yow
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From this reading A NIGHT RIDE When Li Yow clattered up the trail leading out of the river bed and up the mesa, he was a happy man, in spite of the fact that a horse was to him the last means of locomotion that he would have chosen for an all night trip, with the possible exception of a camel or an elephant.
