AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
BolenounUS /boʊl/
a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)
From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
Bowlby
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From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Denis knew the names of those stations by heart.
Camletnoun
a garment made of camlet fabric
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
Camlet-on-the-Water
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From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
creepverbUS /kriːp/
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
Delawarr
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From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
Denis
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From this reading Denis knew the names of those stations by heart.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
give expression to
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
goodnessnounUS /ˈɡʊdnəs/
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
greennounUS /ɡriːn/
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Denis knew the names of those stations by heart.
indolentlyadverb
in an indolent manner
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Denis knew the names of those stations by heart.
Knipswich
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From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
linenounUS /laɪn/
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
namesnounUS /neɪmz/
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Denis knew the names of those stations by heart.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
Spavinnoun
a swelling of the hock joint of a horse; resulting in lameness
From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
stationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Along this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Denis knew the names of those stations by heart.
Timpany
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From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
Tritton
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From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the trains--the few that there were--stopped at all the stations.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.
