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1918
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
all
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
Anon
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
bell
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
brown
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
came
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
Canadian
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
city
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
clanging
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
committees
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From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
decreasing
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
depot
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
dogs
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From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
drab
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
drabbled
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
evening
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
few
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From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
flanked
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
fortunate
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From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
gathered
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
halt
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
harbor
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
hill
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
imperiously
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
kin
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From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
like
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
looking
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
mausoleum
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
men
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From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
momentum
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
near
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
other
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
Pacific
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
platform
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From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
rain
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
RETURN
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
rises
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
rolled
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
rows
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
rumbled
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
sad
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
September
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
shed-roofed
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From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
shuddering
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
side
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
sits
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
stray
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From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
THOMPSON'S
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
tracks
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
train
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
valleys
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From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
Vancouver
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
waited
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From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
war
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From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
warehouses
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
waters
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From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
welcome
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From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
wharves
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From this reading On an evening near the first of September, 1918, a Canadian Pacific train rumbled into Vancouver over tracks flanked on one side by wharves and on the other by rows of drab warehouses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It rolled, bell clanging imperiously, with decreasing momentum until it came to a shuddering halt beside the depot that rises like a great, brown mausoleum at the foot of a hill on which the city sits looking on the harbor waters below.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Behind these waited committees of welcome for stray dogs of war who had no kin.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Upon the long, shed-roofed platform were gathered the fortunate few whose men were on that train.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THOMPSON'S RETURN "Anon we return, being gathered again Across the sad valleys all drabbled with rain."
