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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 It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
big
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
Blount
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
cantered
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
Cherry
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
chestnut
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
Colonel
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
content
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From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
daily
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
day
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
devoted
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
field
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From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
fields
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
forest
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
habit
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
higher
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From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
industry
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
Lady
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
longingly
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From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
made
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
messenger
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From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
Miss
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
more
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From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
Mounted
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
now
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From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
out
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From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
query
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From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
RED
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
renewed
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
ride
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
rim
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
RIOT
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
saddler
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
set
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
simple
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From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
special
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
thus
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From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The simple field hands looked upon her as a higher being, and as their special messenger.
use
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From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Mounted thus on Cherry, she cantered each day over the fields, where a renewed industry had now set on again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the daily habit of Miss Lady to ride for a time the big chestnut saddler which Colonel Blount had devoted to her special use.
world
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
yearningly
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From this reading Still she looked out beyond it in query, yearningly, longingly, though now she found herself more content than ever in her life before.
YOUTH
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From this reading THE RED RIOT OF YOUTH The rim of the ancient forest still made the boundary of the little world of Miss Lady.
