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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 About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
allowed
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
anxious
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
belonged
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
Boontown
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
carriage
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
coach
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
colored
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
day
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
drawn
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
driver
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
easy
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
elderly
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
face
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
family
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From this reading The queer old vehicle was the Webster family carriage, and in it Helen was going to see Mr. Welford.
FIELD
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From this reading TOURON IN THE FIELD.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
gait
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
going
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From this reading The queer old vehicle was the Webster family carriage, and in it Helen was going to see Mr. Welford.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
Helen
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
high
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
horse
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
horses
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOURON IN THE FIELD.
Inside
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
intended
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
jog
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
like
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
man
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
Mr
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From this reading The queer old vehicle was the Webster family carriage, and in it Helen was going to see Mr. Welford.
near
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
o'clock
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
old
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From this reading The queer old vehicle was the Webster family carriage, and in it Helen was going to see Mr. Welford.
old-fashioned
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
only
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
originally
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
pretty
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
queer
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From this reading The queer old vehicle was the Webster family carriage, and in it Helen was going to see Mr. Welford.
roof
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
seat
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
see
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From this reading The queer old vehicle was the Webster family carriage, and in it Helen was going to see Mr. Welford.
seen
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
slowly
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
spared
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
stage-coach
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
straps
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
swung
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
ten
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From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOURON IN THE FIELD.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
TOURON
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From this reading TOURON IN THE FIELD.
two
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
vehicle
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From this reading The queer old vehicle was the Webster family carriage, and in it Helen was going to see Mr. Welford.
very
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From this reading It had been originally intended for two horses, but on this day only one horse could be spared, and his driver, an elderly colored man, allowed him to jog along at a very easy gait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
Webster
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From this reading Inside the coach might be seen a very pretty but a very anxious face, and this belonged to Helen Webster.
Welford
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From this reading The queer old vehicle was the Webster family carriage, and in it Helen was going to see Mr. Welford.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading About ten o’clock the next morning a high, old-fashioned carriage, swung on straps like a stage-coach, and with a little seat near the roof for the driver, was being slowly drawn into Boontown.
