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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 HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
all
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
anxiety
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From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
coach
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From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
consuming
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From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
departure
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EXIT
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
feet
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
fell
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
following
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
fork
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
gradually
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From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
HASTY
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
heavy
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
horse's
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
immensity
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
impressed
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
jaded
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
leaving
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
lost
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
messenger
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From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
met
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
misled
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
moments
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
more
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
most
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From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
new
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
night
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
once
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
overtaken
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From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
patroon
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
purpose
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From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
regained
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
replaced
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From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
road
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
slowly
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
soldier
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
soldier's
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
sought
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
Susan
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From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
swallowed
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
tardy
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From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
task
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From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
thoroughfare
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the first time his task seemed as if it might be to no purpose; his confidence of the morning had gradually been replaced by consuming anxiety.
too
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
True
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
up
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
vastness
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
village
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From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That he had not long since overtaken the coach was inexplicable, unless Susan had been a most tardy messenger.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HASTY EXIT The afternoon following the soldier's departure from the patroon village went by all too slowly, his jaded horse's feet as heavy as the leaden moments.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
world
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From this reading As night fell, the vastness of the new world impressed the soldier as never before; not a creature had he met since leaving the patroon village; she whom he sought might have been swallowed up in the immensity of the wilderness.
wrong
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From this reading True, at the fork of the road he had been misled, but should before this have regained what he had lost, unless he was once more on the wrong thoroughfare.
