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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 As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
accompanied
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
arrived
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Henley and the old man fell in leisurely behind the two women.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
boy
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
came
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
Chester
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
church
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
cottage
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
custom
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
day
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
days
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From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
Dixie
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
expected
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
eye
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From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
fancied
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From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
fell
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From this reading Henley and the old man fell in leisurely behind the two women.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
gate
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
girl's
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
Hart's
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
held
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
Henley
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
horses
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
June
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From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
knew
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
leisurely
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From this reading Henley and the old man fell in leisurely behind the two women.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
man
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From this reading Henley and the old man fell in leisurely behind the two women.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
mind's
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From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
moderate
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From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
mornings
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
negro
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
noticed
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
old
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From this reading Henley and the old man fell in leisurely behind the two women.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
pair
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
pass
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From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
pay
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
rare
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From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
salutation
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From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
saw
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From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
service
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
sight
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
sleek
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
spring
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From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
stylish
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
suitor
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
Sunday
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
temperature
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From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
trap
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From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
two
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From this reading Henley and the old man fell in leisurely behind the two women.
visit
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
waving
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From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
way
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From this reading He fancied that the couple might pass him on his way to church, and in his mind's eye he saw himself waving a cordial salutation to them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day was fine, being one of those rare June days which had the moderate temperature of spring.
wife
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As they came within sight of Dixie Hart's cottage, Henley noticed a sleek pair of horses and a stylish trap held by a negro boy at the gate, and knew that the girl's suitor had arrived.
women
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From this reading Henley and the old man fell in leisurely behind the two women.
Wrinkles
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From this reading As was his custom on Sunday mornings, Henley accompanied his wife and the Wrinkles to church service in Chester on the day Long was expected to pay his visit to Dixie.
