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2,800
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From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
Ages
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From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
ago
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From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
all
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From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
became
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From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
betrayed
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From this reading Man, who betrayed the horse into what he became, hardly regretted the passing.
centuries
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From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
cowboys
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From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
extinct
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From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
future
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From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
hardly
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From this reading Man, who betrayed the horse into what he became, hardly regretted the passing.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Man, who betrayed the horse into what he became, hardly regretted the passing.
horse
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From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
horseback
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From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Man, who betrayed the horse into what he became, hardly regretted the passing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
knights
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From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
like
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From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
living
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From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
Man
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From this reading Man, who betrayed the horse into what he became, hardly regretted the passing.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
men
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From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
Middle
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From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
passing
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From this reading Man, who betrayed the horse into what he became, hardly regretted the passing.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
regretted
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From this reading Man, who betrayed the horse into what he became, hardly regretted the passing.
ride
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From this reading Perhaps men of the future may ride horseback like knights and cowboys of the Middle Ages.
see
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From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
seen
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From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
sincerity
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From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
speak
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From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.
There
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From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
today
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From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Man, who betrayed the horse into what he became, hardly regretted the passing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is no one today who has seen a living horse.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, and I speak with all sincerity, there will be men of the future who will see a horse.
year
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From this reading The creature became extinct a couple of centuries ago, about the year 2,800.