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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 By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
aisles
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
back
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
bide
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
bore
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
brakemen
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
cars
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From this reading The lamps in the cars pervaded a stuffy odor of smoke and oil.
case
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From this reading Coleman examined his case and found only one cigar.
change
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
cigar
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From this reading Coleman examined his case and found only one cigar.
circled
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
Coleman
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
compelled
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
doors
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
engine
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From this reading The engine wheezed and sneezed like a paused fat man.
examined
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From this reading Coleman examined his case and found only one cigar.
fat
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From this reading The engine wheezed and sneezed like a paused fat man.
fate
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
fetched
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coleman examined his case and found only one cigar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Coleman examined his case and found only one cigar.
Important
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lamps in the cars pervaded a stuffy odor of smoke and oil.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
lamps
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From this reading The lamps in the cars pervaded a stuffy odor of smoke and oil.
legs
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
like
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From this reading The engine wheezed and sneezed like a paused fat man.
lonely
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
man
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From this reading The engine wheezed and sneezed like a paused fat man.
management
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
mishap
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
New
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
obscure
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
odor
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From this reading The lamps in the cars pervaded a stuffy odor of smoke and oil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading The lamps in the cars pervaded a stuffy odor of smoke and oil.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Coleman examined his case and found only one cigar.
only
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From this reading Coleman examined his case and found only one cigar.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
passengers
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
paused
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From this reading The engine wheezed and sneezed like a paused fat man.
pervaded
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From this reading The lamps in the cars pervaded a stuffy odor of smoke and oil.
polar
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
proceeded
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
rapidly
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
region
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
side-track
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
smoke
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From this reading The lamps in the cars pervaded a stuffy odor of smoke and oil.
sneezed
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From this reading The engine wheezed and sneezed like a paused fat man.
some
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
strange
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
stuffy
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From this reading The lamps in the cars pervaded a stuffy odor of smoke and oil.
swung
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From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
there
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
train
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
wheezed
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From this reading The engine wheezed and sneezed like a paused fat man.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Important brakemen proceeded rapidly along the aisles, and when they swung open the doors, a polar wind circled the legs of the passengers.
York
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From this reading By a strange mishap of management the train which bore Coleman back toward New York was fetched into an obscure side-track of some lonely region and there compelled to bide a change of fate.
