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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 The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
anxious
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
Beautiful
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From this reading Beautiful day, sir.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
brink
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From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
brook
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From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
coming
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
day
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From this reading Beautiful day, sir.
distance
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From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
dragoon
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
gallop
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
General
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
get
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From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
going
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From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, good morning, Mr. Hawes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
halted
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From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
hastened
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
Hawes
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From this reading "Why, good morning, Mr. Hawes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
heard
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
horse
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
like
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
lingering
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
Lundsford
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
Mr
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From this reading "Why, good morning, Mr. Hawes.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
old
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
pass
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From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
quick
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
reached
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From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
ride
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From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
saw
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
school
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
seeing
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From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
sir
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From this reading Beautiful day, sir.
sobered
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From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
stride
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
turning
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
up
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
walk
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From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
way
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From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon seeing me he drew in his horse and had sobered him to a walk by the time he reached a brook, on the brink of which I halted to let him pass.
Why
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From this reading "Why, good morning, Mr. Hawes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning, when with quick stride, to make up for an anxious lingering in the passage way, I hastened toward the school, I heard the gallop of a horse, and turning about, saw old General Lundsford coming like a dragoon.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
you'll
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From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am going your way a short distance, and if you'll get up here behind me, sir, you shall ride."
