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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 The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
age
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
also
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
attention
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From this reading Miss Nevil’s attention was first attracted by the woman’s remarkable beauty.
attracted
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From this reading Miss Nevil’s attention was first attracted by the woman’s remarkable beauty.
back
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
beauty
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From this reading Miss Nevil’s attention was first attracted by the woman’s remarkable beauty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
belt
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
black
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
blue
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
brigand
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
brown
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
butt
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
came
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
cloth
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
Corsican
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
costume
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
cut
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
dark
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
day
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
dressed
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
elbows
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
enamel
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
enter
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
eyes
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
fastened
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Nevil’s attention was first attracted by the woman’s remarkable beauty.
followed
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
gourd
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
grasped
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
gun
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
hand
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
hanging
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
horse
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
horseback
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
inn
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
jacket
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
just
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
leathern
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
like
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
lips
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
maid
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
melodrama
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
middle-class
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
Miss
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
Nevil
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
Nevil's
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From this reading Miss Nevil’s attention was first attracted by the woman’s remarkable beauty.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
noticed
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
pale
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
peasant
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
pistol
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
pocket
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
red
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Nevil’s attention was first attracted by the woman’s remarkable beauty.
rested
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
returning
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
riding
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
saddle-bow
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
seashore
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
shoulder
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
slung
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
small
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
sort
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
sportsmen
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
strong
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
tall
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
teeth
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
town
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
travels
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From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
twenty
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
walk
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A gourd was slung over his shoulder and a pistol was hanging at his belt, his hand grasped a gun, the butt of which rested in a leathern pocket fastened to his saddle-bow--in short, he wore the complete costume of a brigand in a melodrama, or of the middle-class Corsican on his travels.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
woman
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
woman's
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From this reading Miss Nevil’s attention was first attracted by the woman’s remarkable beauty.
wore
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From this reading She was followed by a sort of peasant, also on horseback, who wore a brown cloth jacket cut at the elbows.
years
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From this reading She seemed about twenty years of age; she was tall and pale, with dark blue eyes, red lips, and teeth like enamel.
young
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From this reading The next day, a short time before the sportsmen came back, Miss Nevil, returning with her maid from a walk along the seashore, was just about to enter the inn, when she noticed a young woman, dressed in black, riding into the town on a small but strong horse.
