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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 There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
bullets
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
call
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
cavalry
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
crackling
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
faith
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
fire
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
five
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mare galloped forward gamely.
galloped
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From this reading The mare galloped forward gamely.
gamely
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From this reading The mare galloped forward gamely.
going
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
Goldstein
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
Goldstein's
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
hard
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From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
heard
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
heavy
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
hill-bred
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
home
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
JASPER
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From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
lead
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
lean
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
mare
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From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
midst
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
miles
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
musket-din
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
only
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
overhead
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
pace
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
pain
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
pierced
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
promised
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
rapier
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
red-hot
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
ridden
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From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
ride
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
RIDING
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From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
road
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
sharp
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
shoulder
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
singing
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
SIR
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From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
stab
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
swiftly
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From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
There
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From this reading There had been a sharp pain in his left shoulder, a stab as if a red-hot rapier had pierced him, in the midst of the crackling musket-din behind him; but that was forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He heard the bullets singing, right and left and overhead, after Goldstein’s call to fire; but the lean, hill-bred mare was going swiftly under him, and it was only five miles home to Windyhough.
Windyhough
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From this reading THE RIDING IN SIR JASPER, sure of his mare, had ridden hard toward Windyhough.
word
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From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had promised, in good faith, that he would lead Captain Goldstein on the road, but he had not passed his word that he would ride at the pace of heavy cavalry.
