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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 horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
away
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
best
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
boat
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
breakfast
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
compliment
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
distance
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
Don
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
eleven
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
English
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
escort
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
followed
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
forty
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
hill
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
horses
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
hour
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
I've
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
knew
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
Larrinaga
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
Marston
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
MISSION
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
mounted
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
o'clock
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
off
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
out
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
preoccupied
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From this reading Wyndham was quiet and preoccupied.
presently
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
quiet
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From this reading Wyndham was quiet and preoccupied.
Ramon's
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
rear
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
rode
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
said
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
seen
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
sending
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From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
sent
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
served
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
slowly
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
soldiers
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
some
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The horses are the best I've seen, and I suppose Don Ramon's sending an escort is something of a compliment," Marston said presently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
thirty
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
town
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
Two
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
up
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From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The mission was some distance off, but breakfast would not be served until about eleven o'clock and they rode slowly up the hill behind the town.
Wyndham
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From this reading AT THE MISSION Half an hour after the boat pulled away, Marston and Wyndham mounted the horses Larrinaga had sent.
yards
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From this reading Two soldiers followed thirty or forty yards in the rear, but Marston had found out that they knew no English.
