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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 They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Chiltern line, he told her, and she was already within the feudal domain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
beating
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
Chiltern
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From this reading Chiltern was like a schoolboy.
climbing
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
domain
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From this reading It was a Chiltern line, he told her, and she was already within the feudal domain.
early
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From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
end
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
feudal
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From this reading It was a Chiltern line, he told her, and she was already within the feudal domain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
gazing
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
Gothic
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
heart
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a Chiltern line, he told her, and she was already within the feudal domain.
Honora
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
junction
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From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
like
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From this reading Chiltern was like a schoolboy.
line
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
lips
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
marked
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
mists
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
nearly
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
night
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From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
nine
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
now
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
o'clock
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
parted
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
pearly
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
reached
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
rising
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
river
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
sat
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
schoolboy
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From this reading Chiltern was like a schoolboy.
seat
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a Chiltern line, he told her, and she was already within the feudal domain.
smaller
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
soon
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
station
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
straight-backed
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
there
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a Chiltern line, he told her, and she was already within the feudal domain.
train
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
travelled
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From this reading They had travelled through the night, and in the early morning left the express at a junction.
valley
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From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chiltern was like a schoolboy.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "We'll soon be there," he cried, but it was nearly nine o'clock when they reached the Gothic station that marked the end of the line.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Honora sat in the straight-backed seat of the smaller train with parted lips and beating heart, gazing now and again at the pearly mists rising from the little river valley they were climbing.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was a Chiltern line, he told her, and she was already within the feudal domain.
