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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 TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
aboard
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
amused
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
amusing
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
assign
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
attracted
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
back
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
better
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
Bob
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
breakfast-table
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
came
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
capacity
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
car
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
chair
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
clothes
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From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
curious
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
dreams
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
faded
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
filled
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
front
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
getting
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
gray
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
hair
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
hang
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From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
hat
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
inordinately
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From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
kept
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
lad
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
land
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
made
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
magic
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
man
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
man's
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From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
money
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
much
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
new
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
out
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
passenger
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
pasteboard
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
people
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
piece
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
Placing
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
PLAINS
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
pocket
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
possessed
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
power
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
procuring
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
proper
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
riding
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
rose
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
rusty
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
scarecrow
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
seat
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
shoulders
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From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
simply
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From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
soon
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
station
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
stick
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
straw
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
studying
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
suggested
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
TALE
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
Tall
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From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Tall and inordinately thin, the man's clothes seemed simply to hang from his shoulders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
train
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From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
transportation
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
trying
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
vocations
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From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the train stopped at one station after another, people kept getting aboard, and soon the car in which Bob was riding was filled to its capacity.
way
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From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A TALE OF THE PLAINS Placing in his pocket the money and the precious piece of pasteboard which possessed the magic power of procuring for him transportation to the land of his dreams, Bob rose from the breakfast-table and made his way back to his chair.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Having nothing better to do, the lad amused himself by studying each new passenger, and he was amusing himself in trying to assign them to their proper vocations, when he was attracted to the man who came in and took the seat directly in front of him.
whole
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From this reading His hair, of a curious rusty gray, seemed to stick out from under the faded straw hat, and his whole appearance suggested nothing so much as a scarecrow.
