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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 NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
aisle
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
also
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From this reading He also recalled the vague description given of the man by Mr. Saxton.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
Ben
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
breath
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He also recalled the vague description given of the man by Mr. Saxton.
car
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
casually
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
catch
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
coach
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
deliver
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From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
description
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From this reading He also recalled the vague description given of the man by Mr. Saxton.
down
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
entering
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
feet
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
find
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
FRIEND
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
given
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From this reading He also recalled the vague description given of the man by Mr. Saxton.
glanced
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
Hardy
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
I've
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
lad
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
landing
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
machine
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From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
made
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
man
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
moment
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
Mr
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From this reading He also recalled the vague description given of the man by Mr. Saxton.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
Now
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
occupants
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
panted
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
parts
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From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
pausing
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
platform
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
proceeded
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
recalled
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From this reading He also recalled the vague description given of the man by Mr. Saxton.
safely
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
Saxton
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From this reading He also recalled the vague description given of the man by Mr. Saxton.
seats
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
side
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From this reading The lad glanced casually at the occupants of the seats on each side of the coach as he proceeded down the aisle of the car.
speeding
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
swing
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
then
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
train
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From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
two
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From this reading “Now to find my man,” he added, pausing a moment or two to catch his breath and then entering the coach.
vague
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From this reading He also recalled the vague description given of the man by Mr. Saxton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
well
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From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ben had the name of the man well in mind to whom he was to deliver the machine parts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NEW FRIEND “I’ve made it!” panted Ben Hardy, with a swing landing both feet safely on the platform of the last car of the speeding train.
