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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 Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Get along, Jake," he said.
always
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
anyhow
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From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
baking
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
bridle
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
brown
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
Catching
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
climbed
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
Cross-roads
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
down
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
eagerness
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
early
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
easily
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
edifice
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
experience
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
felt
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
Get
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From this reading "Get along, Jake," he said.
ground
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
heart
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
home
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From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
homeward
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
horse
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
humour
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
hurry
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From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
Jake
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From this reading "Get along, Jake," he said.
latter
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
more
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From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
moved
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
neck
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
new
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
noon
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
post-office
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
rising
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
said
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From this reading "Get along, Jake," he said.
seems
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From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
sense
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
shook
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
sight
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
smiled
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
steed's
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
stirred
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
sun
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
usual
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From this reading "I'm in a little more of a hurry to get home than usual--seems that way anyhow."
warm
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From this reading Catching sight of the latter edifice, he smiled a little and shook the bridle against his steed's warm neck.
warmed
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From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
way
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From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was on his way homeward early the next morning, and by noon his horse had climbed the rising ground from which he could look down on the Cross-roads and the post-office baking itself brown in the sun.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The eagerness he felt was a new experience with him and stirred his sense of humour even while it warmed his always easily moved heart.
