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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 But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
Apparently
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From this reading Apparently he fastened the horses near the road.
arms
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
back
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From this reading He came back.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
came
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From this reading He came back.
CAMP
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
captor's
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
changed
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
down
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From this reading "Git down, and hurry," said he.
driver
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
ears
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
fastened
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From this reading Apparently he fastened the horses near the road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
Git
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From this reading "Git down, and hurry," said he.
gravel
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Apparently he fastened the horses near the road.
heard
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
highway
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
horses
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From this reading Apparently he fastened the horses near the road.
hurry
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From this reading "Git down, and hurry," said he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
lane
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
less
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
loam
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
Mary
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
much
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
near
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From this reading Apparently he fastened the horses near the road.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
noted
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
profanity
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
road
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From this reading Apparently he fastened the horses near the road.
SABCAT
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
said
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From this reading "Git down, and hurry," said he.
seat
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
sound
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
struggled
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
team
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
up
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
violently
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
Warren's
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
wheels
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From this reading THE SABCAT CAMP To Mary Warren's ears, had she struggled in her captor's arms less violently, the sound of the wheels might have changed from the loam of the lane to the gravel of the highway as they passed.
why
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From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she heard nothing, noted nothing, did not understand why, after a time, the driver pulled up, and with much profanity for his team, descended from his seat.