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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 WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
Alicia
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From this reading This gave Alicia and me full liberty to talk as we pleased.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
any
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This gave Alicia and me full liberty to talk as we pleased.
asleep
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
Baggs
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
coach
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comforter
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conversation
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couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
enough
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From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
falling
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fast
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find
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five-and-thirty
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From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
fortunate
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From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
freedom
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
full
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From this reading This gave Alicia and me full liberty to talk as we pleased.
gave
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From this reading This gave Alicia and me full liberty to talk as we pleased.
getting
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From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
head
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hours
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From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
huge
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immediately
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
importance
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
inside
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From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
kind
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading This gave Alicia and me full liberty to talk as we pleased.
like
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This gave Alicia and me full liberty to talk as we pleased.
miles
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From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
most
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
night
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From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
northward
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From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
obtained
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
occupied
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From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
particular
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
person
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
place
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From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This gave Alicia and me full liberty to talk as we pleased.
posted
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From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
red
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
restraint
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
round
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
sense
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
showed
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smallest
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
talk
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From this reading This gave Alicia and me full liberty to talk as we pleased.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
then
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From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
thus
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
turban
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
tying
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From this reading Mrs. Baggs showed her sense of the freedom from restraint thus obtained by tying a huge red comforter round her head like a turban, and immediately falling fast asleep.
vehicle
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From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
wait
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From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE posted five-and-thirty miles, then stopped for a couple of hours to rest, and wait for a night coach running northward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On getting into this vehicle we were fortunate enough to find the fourth inside place not occupied.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
whole
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
world
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From this reading Our conversation was for the most part of that particular kind which is not of the smallest importance to any third person in the whole world.
