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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 THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
AMERICAN
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From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without the ax, the rifle, the boat and the horse there could have been no West.
animal
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From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
ax
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From this reading Without the ax, the rifle, the boat and the horse there could have been no West.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
boat
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From this reading Without the ax, the rifle, the boat and the horse there could have been no West.
brute
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From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
centuries
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From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
civilization
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From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
country
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From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
dispense
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
dumb
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From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
early
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
find
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From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
HORSE
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From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
indispensable
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
man's
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
measure
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
more
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Without the ax, the rifle, the boat and the horse there could have been no West.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
Observe
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From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
older
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From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
perhaps
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From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
portions
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From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
possessions
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
rifle
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From this reading Without the ax, the rifle, the boat and the horse there could have been no West.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
settled
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From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
some
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From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
then
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From this reading This animal was not then quite as we find him to-day in the older settled portions of the country.
there
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From this reading Without the ax, the rifle, the boat and the horse there could have been no West.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMERICAN HORSE Observe here a creature, a dumb brute, that has saved some centuries of time.
times
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
To-day
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From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
West
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From this reading Without the ax, the rifle, the boat and the horse there could have been no West.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Indeed, without this American horse, the American civilization perhaps could never have been.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To-day we would in some measure dispense with the horse, but in the early times no part of man’s possessions was more indispensable.
