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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At least I was not so much coward as to turn about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At least I was not so much coward as to turn about.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
blanket
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
changes
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From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
chattel
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
country
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
coward
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From this reading At least I was not so much coward as to turn about.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
fortunes
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From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
given
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
HEARTS
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From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
horse
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From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
hour
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From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
HYPOTHECATED
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From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least I was not so much coward as to turn about.
livery
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
mansion
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From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
mortgage
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
mother
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
much
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From this reading At least I was not so much coward as to turn about.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
old
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From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
out
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
proper
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From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
purchaser
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
reflected
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From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
rode
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From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
Satan
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From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
Sheraton
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From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At least I was not so much coward as to turn about.
sold
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
some
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
stable
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
started
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From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
taken
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEARTS HYPOTHECATED The next morning at the proper hour I started for the Sheraton mansion.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
town
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From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
turn
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From this reading At least I was not so much coward as to turn about.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time it was not my old horse Satan that I rode.
way
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From this reading I reflected bitterly upon the changes in my fortunes since the last time I rode this way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother told me that Satan had been given over under the blanket chattel mortgage, and sold at the town livery stable to some purchaser, whom she did not know, who had taken the horse out of the country.
