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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 A strange excitement was upon Dot.
All
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
arrived
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
bearing
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had never before in her life been upon a railway journey.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had never before in her life been upon a railway journey.
best
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
Blue
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
BRUCE
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
clean
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
departing
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
Dot
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
Dot's
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
down
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
early
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
excitement
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From this reading A strange excitement was upon Dot.
family
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
father
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
forth
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
generally
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
gentle
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
go
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
GOOD-BYE
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
guest
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never before in her life been upon a railway journey.
hall
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
hand-writing
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
household
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
inscription
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
just
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
Katoomba
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
labelled
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
labels
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never before in her life been upon a railway journey.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
MISS
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
Mountains
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
Nancy
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
neat
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never before in her life been upon a railway journey.
newly
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
o'clock
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
Passenger
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
politeness
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
portmanteau
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
railway
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From this reading She had never before in her life been upon a railway journey.
ready
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
school
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never before in her life been upon a railway journey.
side
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
strange
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From this reading A strange excitement was upon Dot.
ten
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
treated
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From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
trunk
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From this reading The little school trunk and the family portmanteau stood side by side in the hall, labelled and ready to go forth--neat clean labels, bearing the inscription in Dot's best hand-writing-- "MISS BRUCE, Passenger to Katoomba, Blue Mountains."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
very
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "GOOD-BYE, GOOD-BYE" All was ready very early in the morning, for Dot was to start upon her journey at ten o'clock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The household generally, from her father down to little Nancy, treated her with gentle politeness as a newly arrived and just departing guest.
