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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 moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
arms
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
Audrey's
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
bent
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
check
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
cloaks
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What the devil!” cried one of the horsemen.
cry
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
curveting
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
devil
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From this reading “What the devil!” cried one of the horsemen.
dust
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
fast
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From this reading The two rode fast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
galloping
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
Haward's
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From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
heads
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
horse
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From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
horsemen
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
horses
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
HUGON
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
indeed
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
joining
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
knew
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From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
leaves
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
log
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
MacLean
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
MINDnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
Mirza
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From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
moment
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What the devil!” cried one of the horsemen.
other
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From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
powerful
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From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
raised
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
rearing
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
riders
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
riding
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
road
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
rode
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From this reading The two rode fast.
saw
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
shield
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
SPEAKS
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
splashing
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
sprang
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
startled
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
steed
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From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
strange
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From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
stream
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
twigs
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
two
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
up
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew Haward’s powerful steed Mirza, but the other horse was strange.
waving
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From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A moment, and they were splashing through the stream; another, and the horses, startled by Audrey’s cry and waving arms and by the sudden and violent check on the part of their riders, were rearing and curveting across the road.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the devil!” cried one of the horsemen.
whirlwind
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From this reading HUGON SPEAKS HIS MIND MacLean sprang up from the log, and, joining her, saw indeed two horsemen galloping toward them, their heads bent and riding cloaks raised to shield them from the whirlwind of dust, dead leaves, and broken twigs.
