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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 AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
Adairsville
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
air
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
Andrews
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From this reading Andrews peered through the cab up the track.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
authority
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
Beauregard
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
believed
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
brakes
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
bumping
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
cab
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From this reading Andrews peered through the cab up the track.
called
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
calling
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
ceased
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
customary
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
designed
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
faithful
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
few
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
freight
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
fugitive
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
Fuller's
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
gaping
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
General
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
hands
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
heard
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
It's
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
leader
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
minutes
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
more
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
much
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
northward
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
old
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
once
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
peered
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From this reading Andrews peered through the cab up the track.
powder
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
quickly
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
rattle
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
regular
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
revolving
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
said
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
shunted
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
side
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
special
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
sped
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
spoke
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From this reading They believed the leader, who spoke with his old air of authority, and they quickly shunted his "special" on to the side track.
station
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
stopped
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
story
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
supposed
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
SURPRISE
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Andrews peered through the cab up the track.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
told
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From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Andrews peered through the cab up the track.
train
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
UNPLEASANT
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From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
up
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From this reading Andrews peered through the cab up the track.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
wheels
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From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
whistlenounUS /ˈwɪsəl/
a high sound made by blowing through the lips
From this reading Hardly had the wheels of the faithful old "General" ceased revolving before a whistle was heard from the northward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It's the regular freight," he said, and calling to the station hands who were gaping at "Fuller's train," as they supposed it must be, he told them the customary story about the powder designed for General Beauregard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN UNPLEASANT SURPRISE On sped the fugitive train once more, and in a few minutes it had stopped, with much bumping and rattle of brakes at the station called Adairsville.
