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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 The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
ACQUAINTANCE
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ahead
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From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
all
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amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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baled
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Soon we had left this busy Train Town behind, and were entering the open country.
bell
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best
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From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
BETTER
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building
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built
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busy
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had rolled out through train yards occupied to the fullest by car shops, round house, piled-up freight depot, stacks of ties and iron, and tracks covered with freight cars loaded high to rails, ties, baled hay, all manner and means of supplies designed, I imagined, for the building operations far in the West.
car
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cars
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clangor
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coach
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From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
coaches
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From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
company's
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From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
country
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covered
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crowd
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decidedly
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depot
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designed
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Eastern
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From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
entering
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
examine
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From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
far
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had rolled out through train yards occupied to the fullest by car shops, round house, piled-up freight depot, stacks of ties and iron, and tracks covered with freight cars loaded high to rails, ties, baled hay, all manner and means of supplies designed, I imagined, for the building operations far in the West.
freight
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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fullest
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good-bye
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good-luck
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hay
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high
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house
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had rolled out through train yards occupied to the fullest by car shops, round house, piled-up freight depot, stacks of ties and iron, and tracks covered with freight cars loaded high to rails, ties, baled hay, all manner and means of supplies designed, I imagined, for the building operations far in the West.
imagined
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had rolled out through train yards occupied to the fullest by car shops, round house, piled-up freight depot, stacks of ties and iron, and tracks covered with freight cars loaded high to rails, ties, baled hay, all manner and means of supplies designed, I imagined, for the building operations far in the West.
iron
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jammed
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From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
landscape
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From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
lay
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leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon we had left this busy Train Town behind, and were entering the open country.
loaded
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manner
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means
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
new
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occupied
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Soon we had left this busy Train Town behind, and were entering the open country.
operations
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out
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par
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piled-up
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platform
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pleasing
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probably
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quarters
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rails
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real
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roads
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rolled
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round
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seat
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shops
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shouts
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sights
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From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
Soon
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From this reading Soon we had left this busy Train Town behind, and were entering the open country.
stacks
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started
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station
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supplies
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taken
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Soon we had left this busy Train Town behind, and were entering the open country.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We had rolled out through train yards occupied to the fullest by car shops, round house, piled-up freight depot, stacks of ties and iron, and tracks covered with freight cars loaded high to rails, ties, baled hay, all manner and means of supplies designed, I imagined, for the building operations far in the West.
ties
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Town
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tracks
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train
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traveling
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From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
turned
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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very
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From this reading The coach--a new one, built in the company's shops and decidedly upon a par with the very best coaches of the Eastern roads--was jammed; every seat taken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had rolled out through train yards occupied to the fullest by car shops, round house, piled-up freight depot, stacks of ties and iron, and tracks covered with freight cars loaded high to rails, ties, baled hay, all manner and means of supplies designed, I imagined, for the building operations far in the West.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon we had left this busy Train Town behind, and were entering the open country.
West
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window
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From this reading The landscape was pleasing, but the real sights probably lay ahead; so I turned from my window to examine my traveling quarters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had rolled out through train yards occupied to the fullest by car shops, round house, piled-up freight depot, stacks of ties and iron, and tracks covered with freight cars loaded high to rails, ties, baled hay, all manner and means of supplies designed, I imagined, for the building operations far in the West.
yards
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