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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 determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
afloat
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From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
air
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
avoiding
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From this reading He no longer doubted that the liveryman was persistently avoiding him.
balmy
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
bore
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
certain
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From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
cold
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
doubted
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From this reading He no longer doubted that the liveryman was persistently avoiding him.
entire
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
feet
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
got
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
HOAG
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
horse
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
jocularly
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
klan
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From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
liveryman
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From this reading He no longer doubted that the liveryman was persistently avoiding him.
longer
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From this reading He no longer doubted that the liveryman was persistently avoiding him.
matters
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From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
members
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He no longer doubted that the liveryman was persistently avoiding him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
object
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
persistently
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From this reading He no longer doubted that the liveryman was persistently avoiding him.
private
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From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
remarked
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
rode
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
roll-call
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From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
ruminated
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
rumors
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From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
see
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From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
shirk
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
Sid
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From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
simply
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
straight
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From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
talk
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From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He no longer doubted that the liveryman was persistently avoiding him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
Trawley
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From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
tryin
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
vague
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From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
view
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
village
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From this reading |HOAG rode into the village the next morning, and as his horse bore him along through the balmy air he ruminated over the object he had in view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He no longer doubted that the liveryman was persistently avoiding him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sid had not answered to his name at the last roll-call of the “klan,” and vague rumors were afloat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had determined to see Sid Trawley and have a straight talk with him about certain private matters.
younger
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From this reading One of the younger members had jocularly remarked that Sid had simply “got cold feet, an' was tryin' to shirk the entire thing.”
