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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 Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
abundant
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
all
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet he was a murderer at heart.
back
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
backbone
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
battle
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From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
bite
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
black
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
bone
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
brilliant
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
brute
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
came
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From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
cared
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From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
clean
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
ears
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
easy
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
enough
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From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
eye
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
farm
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
Few
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From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
head
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
heart
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From this reading Yet he was a murderer at heart.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
horse
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From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
known
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
laid
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
manger
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
meant
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From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
moment
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
mounted
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From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
mounting
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From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
mouth
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
murderer
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From this reading Yet he was a murderer at heart.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
other
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
out
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
pig
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
ride
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From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
Satan
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From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
see
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
splendid
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From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
stand
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Few cared to ride Satan, since it meant a battle each time he was mounted.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I had enough to do when it came to mounting my horse Satan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a splendid brute, black and clean, with abundant bone in the head and a brilliant eye--blood all over, that was easy to see.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
yearling
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From this reading I have known him to bite the backbone out of a yearling pig that came under his manger, and no other horse on our farm would stand before him a moment when he came on, mouth open and ears laid back.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was a murderer at heart.
