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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 He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
alighting
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
all
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
Beauty
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
breast-pocket
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
brief
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
building
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From this reading "Did Mr. Lee think of building a saw-mill?"
bulky
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
coach
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
coat
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did Mr. Lee think of building a saw-mill?"
Dunter
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
Edwin
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
flat
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
go
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From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
gossip
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
hand
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
holiday
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
horse
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
horse-trough
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
in-doors
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From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
joyfully
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
just
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
leaned
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
led
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
Lee
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From this reading "Did Mr. Lee think of building a saw-mill?"
letters
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
looking
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
middle
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
Mr
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From this reading "Did Mr. Lee think of building a saw-mill?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
Ottley
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From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
prepared
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
satisfy
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
saw-mill
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From this reading "Did Mr. Lee think of building a saw-mill?"
secured
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
slipped
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From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
spade
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
stone
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
stopping
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From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
talk
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From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
Then
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did Mr. Lee think of building a saw-mill?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
up
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
walking
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He slipped his hand into his coat to satisfy himself the bulky letters in his breast-pocket were all right, and then led his Beauty to the horse-trough.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dunter, who was looking forward to the brief holiday the stopping of the coach secured him, leaned on his spade and prepared for a gossip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had half a mind not to go in-doors until he had had his talk with Ottley.
yard
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From this reading "Then I am just in time," cried Edwin joyfully, walking his horse up to the great flat stone in the middle of the yard and alighting.
