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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 A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
aged
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
alarming
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
appeared
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
bag
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From this reading The doctor stowed his bag under the seat, together with a suspicious-looking flask, and clambered into the buggy.
Barker's
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
black
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
boy
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
buggy
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
caused
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
clambered
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From this reading The doctor stowed his bag under the seat, together with a suspicious-looking flask, and clambered into the buggy.
contemplated
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From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
Creek
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
danger
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
Dr
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
evidently
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From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
examined
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From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
flask
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From this reading The doctor stowed his bag under the seat, together with a suspicious-looking flask, and clambered into the buggy.
forty
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
FRIGHTENED
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
harness
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From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
heave
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
hitched
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
hold
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From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
horses
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
hurled
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
ill-groomed
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
impression
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From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
indeed
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From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The doctor stowed his bag under the seat, together with a suspicious-looking flask, and clambered into the buggy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
joins
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From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
looking
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
ludicrous
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From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
manner
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
miles
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
older
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
out
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From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
place
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
pride
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From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
SCOUNDRELnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
seat
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From this reading The doctor stowed his bag under the seat, together with a suspicious-looking flask, and clambered into the buggy.
see
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From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
several
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
stowed
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From this reading The doctor stowed his bag under the seat, together with a suspicious-looking flask, and clambered into the buggy.
suspicious-looking
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From this reading The doctor stowed his bag under the seat, together with a suspicious-looking flask, and clambered into the buggy.
Swamp
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
ten
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
together
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From this reading The doctor stowed his bag under the seat, together with a suspicious-looking flask, and clambered into the buggy.
Tom
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
Tom's
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
turnout
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From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
weight
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From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His weight caused it to heave over in an alarming manner, and when the start took place Dr Tom appeared to be in danger of being hurled from his seat.
whole
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From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The black boy contemplated the whole thing with ludicrous pride, evidently under the impression he had done his duty by both horses and buggy.
worse-kept
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was indeed a remarkable turnout, and so the doctor thought as he examined the 'joins' of the harness to see if it would hold out.
years
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From this reading A FRIGHTENED SCOUNDREL Barker's Creek was several miles from Swamp Creek, and next morning Dr Tom's black boy, aged about forty, and looking ten years older, hitched the ill-groomed horses to the worse-kept buggy.
