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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 PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
Aroon
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
away
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From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
bargain
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
better
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His throbbing blood urged him to gallop instantly in pursuit.
brings
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From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
bursting
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
deeper
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From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
down
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
end
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From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
fresh
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
gallop
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From this reading His throbbing blood urged him to gallop instantly in pursuit.
get
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From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
gripping
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
grub-box
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
head
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His throbbing blood urged him to gallop instantly in pursuit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
horse-flesh
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
hours
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
Imbrie
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From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His throbbing blood urged him to gallop instantly in pursuit.
instantly
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From this reading His throbbing blood urged him to gallop instantly in pursuit.
instinct
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From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
lake
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From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
Miles
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
more
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
only
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From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
overtook
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From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
PURSUIT
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
quicker
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From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
results
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From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
sat
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
slow
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From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
Stonor
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
telling
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From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a deeper instinct was telling him that a little slow thought in the beginning brings quicker results at the end.
throbbing
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From this reading His throbbing blood urged him to gallop instantly in pursuit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
tried
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From this reading PURSUIT Stonor sat down on a grub-box, and, gripping his bursting head between his hands, tried to think.
two
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
urged
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From this reading His throbbing blood urged him to gallop instantly in pursuit.
village
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From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
way
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From this reading They could not have more than two hours' start of him, and Miles Aroon was better than anything they had in the way of horse-flesh, fresh into the bargain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even with only two hours' start they might make the village before he overtook them, and Imbrie might get away on the lake.
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