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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
Alexander
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
almost
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From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
Bartley
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From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
Bedford
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
boat
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From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
days
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From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
delight
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
dimly
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
door
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
drove
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
Emerging
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
Euston
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
growing
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
half-past
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
impatience
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
instead
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From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
intolerable
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From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
Liverpool
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From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
London
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From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
luggage
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
Marie
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
Mersey
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
met
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
noted
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
o'clock
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
once
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
planned
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From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
proprieties
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
Queenstown
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
restrain
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
Savoy
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
sense
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
sent
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
Square
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
stop
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
strong
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
surprise
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From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
tedious
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
things
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
three
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From this reading Emerging at Euston at half-past three o’clock in the afternoon, Alexander had his luggage sent to the Savoy and drove at once to Bedford Square.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
train
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From this reading He had planned to stop in Liverpool; but, instead, he took the boat train for London.
two
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From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
up
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From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
voyage
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From this reading The last two days of the voyage Bartley found almost intolerable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stop at Queenstown, the tedious passage up the Mersey, were things that he noted dimly through his growing impatience.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Marie met him at the door, even her strong sense of the proprieties could not restrain her surprise and delight.
