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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 SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
all
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From this reading He scaled all right, and there was another deafening cheer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He scaled all right, and there was another deafening cheer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
bad
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
cheer
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From this reading He scaled all right, and there was another deafening cheer.
deafening
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From this reading He scaled all right, and there was another deafening cheer.
Dennis
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
Dr
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From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
fainted
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From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
father
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From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
got
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
knew
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From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
mechanical
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
much
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
out
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
people
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
quickly
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
race
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
relaxed
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From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
ride
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He scaled all right, and there was another deafening cheer.
saddle
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
said
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
SAL
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
scaled
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From this reading He scaled all right, and there was another deafening cheer.
shame
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
side
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From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
some
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
staggered
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
straps
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
tension
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From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
Then
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From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
there
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From this reading He scaled all right, and there was another deafening cheer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
Tom
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From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
too
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
unbuckled
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
walked
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From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He scaled all right, and there was another deafening cheer.
way
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
weighing-room
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From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the tension relaxed, and he knew everything was right, and that he had done what had been asked of him, he fainted.
Willie
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From this reading It quickly got about that Willie Dennis was in a bad way, and some people said the race had been too much for him, and that it was a shame for his father to let him ride.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he walked into the weighing-room with his father and Dr Tom, one on each side.
WORK
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From this reading SAL AT WORK He staggered as he got out of the saddle, and in a mechanical way unbuckled the straps.
