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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 A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
animal
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
any
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
BASE
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
beautiful
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From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
brute
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
CHANGE
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
combat
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
country
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From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
day
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From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
down
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
downcast
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
dozen
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
earlier
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
engrossed
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
errand
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
fading
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From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
falling
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
fought
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
frame
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
Gage
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
going
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
hills
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From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
horse
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
hour
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
lame
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
lands
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
lay
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From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
light
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From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
made
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
matters
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
miles
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
more
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
mountains
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
Night
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
note
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From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.
notice
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
now
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
out
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
picking
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
play
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From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
road
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
roan
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
rode
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.
shoulders
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
Sim
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
speed
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
stone
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sim Gage had no time to note the play of light or shadow on the hills.
trail
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
up
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
valley
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
wild
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From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
winding
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From this reading Night was falling now across the winding trail which passed along the valley lands and over the shoulders of the mountains.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CHANGE OF BASE The roan horse which Sim Gage rode was in no downcast frame of mind, but he himself, engrossed with his errand, did not at first notice that it was the same half wild animal with which he had had combat at an earlier time.
worse
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From this reading He fought it for half an hour or more down a half dozen miles of the road, but at length the brute made matters worse by picking up a stone, and going dead lame, so that any great speed was out of the question.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was wild country even yet, but beautiful as it lay in the light of the fading day.
