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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 TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
any
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
apron
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From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
bien
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From this reading "Eh, bien, then, it is Monsieur Dunwodee!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
company
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
cooper
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
dismounted
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
down
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
Dunwodee
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From this reading "Eh, bien, then, it is Monsieur Dunwodee!
Eh
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From this reading "Eh, bien, then, it is Monsieur Dunwodee!
favored
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
Fournier
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
front
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
Genevieve
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
greater
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
greeted
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From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
head
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
Hector
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
hitching
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
horseman
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
indeed
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
inn
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
interest
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Eh, bien, then, it is Monsieur Dunwodee!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
just
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
late
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
leathern
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From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
limp
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
man
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
Monsieur
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From this reading "Eh, bien, then, it is Monsieur Dunwodee!
mud-stained
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
old
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
out
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
pause
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
points
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
presently
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
rail
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
rode
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
shop
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
slightest
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
sought
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
St
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
street
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
sunlit
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
tall
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
then
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From this reading "Eh, bien, then, it is Monsieur Dunwodee!
there
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
trace
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
traveler
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
turn
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From this reading This traveler did not turn into the inn, did not pause, indeed, at any of the points of greater interest, but sought out the little cooper shop of Hector Fournier.
TURNCOAT
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
turned
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
walked
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From this reading He was a tall man who, as he turned down the street, walked with just the slightest trace of a limp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
weary
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From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
wiping
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From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TURNCOAT It was late in the sunlit afternoon when there rode into the head of the street of old St. Genevieve a weary and mud-stained horseman, who presently dismounted at the hitching rail in front of the little inn which he favored with his company.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading That worthy greeted him, wiping his hands upon his leathern apron.
