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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 correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
accompanied
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
all
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From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
aroused
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From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
arrayed
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
Athens
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From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
beautiful
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
begins
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From this reading It begins in the early morning and ends in the twilight.
blue
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From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
breeches
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
brown
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
buttoned
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
circumstances
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From this reading The ride to Patras is a terror under ordinary circumstances.
Coleman
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From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
COLEMAN'S
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From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
correspondent
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
dawn
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From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
departed
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
dragoman
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From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
early
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From this reading It begins in the early morning and ends in the twilight.
elements
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From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
ends
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From this reading It begins in the early morning and ends in the twilight.
exasperating
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From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
forced
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From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ride to Patras is a terror under ordinary circumstances.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It begins in the early morning and ends in the twilight.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
just
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From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
khaki
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
luggage
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
marked
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It begins in the early morning and ends in the twilight.
new
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
ordinary
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From this reading The ride to Patras is a terror under ordinary circumstances.
Patras
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From this reading The ride to Patras is a terror under ordinary circumstances.
pockets
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
recantation
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From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
ride
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From this reading The ride to Patras is a terror under ordinary circumstances.
riding
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
some
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
station
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
suits
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
terror
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From this reading The ride to Patras is a terror under ordinary circumstances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLEMAN'S dragoman aroused him in the blue before dawn.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Coleman, having just come from Patras to Athens, this journey from Athens to Patras had all the exasperating elements of a forced recantation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ride to Patras is a terror under ordinary circumstances.
tunic
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading It begins in the early morning and ends in the twilight.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The ride to Patras is a terror under ordinary circumstances.
well
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From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The correspondent arrayed himself in one of his new khaki suits- riding breeches and a tunic well marked with buttoned pockets- and accompanied by some of his beautiful brown luggage, they departed for the station.
