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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 Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
ahead
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
avoid
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
bending
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
bough
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
down
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
failure
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From this reading “It isn’t in the least like you,” retorted Fox sharply, “he has made a failure.”
finished
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From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
five
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From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
followed
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
Fox
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
galloped
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
horse
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
horses
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
isn't
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From this reading “It isn’t in the least like you,” retorted Fox sharply, “he has made a failure.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
just
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From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It isn’t in the least like you,” retorted Fox sharply, “he has made a failure.”
lightly
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
like
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From this reading “It isn’t in the least like you,” retorted Fox sharply, “he has made a failure.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
made
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From this reading “It isn’t in the least like you,” retorted Fox sharply, “he has made a failure.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
nearly
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From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
occasional
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
out
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From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
overtaking
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
painted
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From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
portrait
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From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
quickly
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
relapsed
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
retorted
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From this reading “It isn’t in the least like you,” retorted Fox sharply, “he has made a failure.”
rider
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
riders
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
road
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
Robert
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From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
Rose
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From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
said
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From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It isn’t in the least like you,” retorted Fox sharply, “he has made a failure.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
shot
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
significant
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
slightly
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
swaying
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
sweeping
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
times
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From this reading Rose said at last; “I think that Robert has painted it out and in again just five times.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
together
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
touched
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
trotting
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From this reading But she had touched her horse lightly and he shot ahead, trotting down the long road, his rider swaying and bending slightly to avoid an occasional sweeping bough.
two
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From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Fox followed quickly, and overtaking her, the two horses galloped together while their riders relapsed for a while into a significant silence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you know that my portrait is nearly finished?”
