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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 It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
all
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
baby
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
changed
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
collar
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
country
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
curate
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
dirty
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
dusty
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From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
foreigners
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
go
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
heard
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
helped
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From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
hot
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From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
inside
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
intelligently
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From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
jolted
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From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
jolting
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From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
month
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
mountains
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
much
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From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
old
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
other
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
Palestrina
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
parts
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
pass
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From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
place
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
roads
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From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
shaved
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
shook
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From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
squealed
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
stage-coach
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From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
stout
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
talked
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From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
thankful
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From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
there
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From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
tiresome
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From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
too
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From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
very
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From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long and tiresome journey; the jolting stage-coach shook me very much.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
weary
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From this reading But he talked intelligently, though he talked too much, and he helped to pass the time until I was weary of him.
week
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to Palestrina because all foreigners go there, and are to be heard of from other parts of the mountains in that place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
woman
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From this reading There was a stout woman inside, with a baby that squealed; there was a very dirty old country curate, who looked as though he had not shaved for a week, or changed his collar for a month.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We jolted along over the dusty roads, and were at least thankful that it was not yet hot.
