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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 came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
animal
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
apart
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
become
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Plainly he had been pushed to the last limit of his strength.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
braced
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
came
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From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
cloud
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From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
distinctly
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
down
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
dripped
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
dull
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
dust
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From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
equal
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From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
exhaustion
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
eyes
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
flanks
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
forelegs
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
front
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
gallop
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From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
ground
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
halt
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
hanging
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
head
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
horse
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From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
hotel
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
just
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From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
kept
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From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
limit
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From this reading Plainly he had been pushed to the last limit of his strength.
mount
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
moving
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From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
pace
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From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
PlainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Plainly he had been pushed to the last limit of his strength.
pushed
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From this reading Plainly he had been pushed to the last limit of his strength.
seen
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
solid
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From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
stages
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
steadily
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
street
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Plainly he had been pushed to the last limit of his strength.
sweat
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
swiftly
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From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
swung
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
Then
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
town
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From this reading He came into the town as a solid, swiftly moving dust cloud.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
visible
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From this reading Not until he had brought his mount to a halt in front of the hotel and swung down to the ground did either he or his horse become distinctly visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
white
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
widely
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From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind from behind had kept the dust moving forward at a pace just equal to the gallop of his horse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then it was seen that the animal was in the last stages of exhaustion, with dull eyes and hanging head and forelegs braced widely apart, while the sweat dripped steadily from his flanks into the white dust on the street.
