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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 journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
AGRA
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
arrival
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
assembled
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
available
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
book
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From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
city
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
densely
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From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
difference
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
dinner
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
domiciled
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
easy-chair
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From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
enjoyable
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From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
formality
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
gave
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
handsomest
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
hotels
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
India
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
Lawrie's
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
lecture
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
Lord
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
made
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From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
MAGNIFICENT
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
matter
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
MAUSOLEUM
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
objected
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
occasionally
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From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
opinion
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
pocket
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From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
populated
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From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
provided
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
referred
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From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
seated
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From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
Several
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
some
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
talk
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
territory
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From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
there
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
travellers
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From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
Tremlyn
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
trip
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From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
Upper
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
use
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From this reading After dinner the party assembled in a parlor provided for their use; and Lord Tremlyn gave a talk, for he objected to the formality of a lecture.
very
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From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The journey was made in an afternoon, and was through a densely populated territory, so that the trip was very enjoyable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MAGNIFICENT MAUSOLEUM OF AGRA Several hotels were available on the arrival of the travellers at Agra, and they were domiciled at Lawrie's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seated himself in an easy-chair, and took from his pocket a little book, to which he occasionally referred.
whole
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From this reading "Agra, on the whole, is the handsomest city of Upper India, though of course there may be some difference of opinion in this matter," he began.
