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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 As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
advertising
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
all
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
any
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
big
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
bit
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From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
car
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From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
chapter
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From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
Cloud
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From this reading On the Trolley Cloud.
companions
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From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
distance
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From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
else
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
encountered
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From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
end
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From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
enough
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
exclusion
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
fact
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From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
fleecy
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From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
indeed
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
lot
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From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
made
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From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
occupy
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Trolley Cloud.
painted
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
perfect
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From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
person
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
placard
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
place
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From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
saying
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
seats
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
seeing
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
signs
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From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
situation
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From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
stated
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From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
strange
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From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Trolley Cloud.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
Tom
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From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
travelers
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From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
Trolley
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From this reading On the Trolley Cloud.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
vapor
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From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Here was, in fact, a perfect car, made of what at a distance looked to be nothing but a fleecy bit of vapor.
whole
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From this reading In the first place, the whole situation was strange.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had seats and signs--indeed, the advertising signs alone were enough to occupy the mind of any person seeing them for the first time to the exclusion of all else, what with the big painted placard at the end, saying:
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As I stated at the end of the last chapter, the travelers Tom and his companions encountered upon the Trolley cloud were a wonderful lot.
