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adventure
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
back
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From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
beat
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
beckoned
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
cents
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From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
decided
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From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
dollars
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From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
eighty
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From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
farmhouse
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
fast
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
fifteen
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From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
gazed
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
hand
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
heart
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
helped
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
high
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
horse
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
hours
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From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
inside
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From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
mail
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
miles
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
needed
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
old
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
out
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
perpetual
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
pilgrimage
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
pinned
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From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
plowing
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
pocket
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From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
railroad
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
read
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
ridge
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
road
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
Samuel
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
six
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
slung
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From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
solitary
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
stage
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
station
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
stirred
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
stretched
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
there
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
three
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From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
thrill
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
tightly
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From this reading He had his bundle slung over his back and his eighty dollars pinned tightly in an inside pocket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
train
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From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
turned
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
UnderneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
up
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
village
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
wait
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From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
walked
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From this reading The horse was needed for the plowing, and so Samuel walked the six miles to the village, and from there the mail stage took him out to the solitary railroad station.
walking
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From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
waved
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From this reading Every pilgrimage that he had ever read of helped to make up the thrill that stirred him, as he stood on the ridge and gazed at the old farmhouse, and waved his hand, and turned and began his journey.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had three hours to wait here for the train, and so he decided that he would save fifteen cents by walking on to the next station.
young
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From this reading Underneath it his heart beat fast and high; he was young and he was free--the open road stretched out before him, and perpetual adventure beckoned to him.
