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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 So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The brakeman's words, although mysterious in part, had concluded reassuringly.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
any
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
barricade
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
Benton
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From this reading My Lady, he said, would prove a valuable friend in Benton.
brakeman's
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From this reading The brakeman's words, although mysterious in part, had concluded reassuringly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
concluded
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From this reading The brakeman's words, although mysterious in part, had concluded reassuringly.
cramped
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
crude
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
deal
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
decided
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
down
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
dressing
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
end
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
expectant
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
eye
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
FAVOR
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From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
friend
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From this reading My Lady, he said, would prove a valuable friend in Benton.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The brakeman's words, although mysterious in part, had concluded reassuringly.
hand
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
hasty
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
intact
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
keep
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
Lady
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From this reading My Lady, he said, would prove a valuable friend in Benton.
Lady's
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
land
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
man
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
means
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
melange
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The brakeman's words, although mysterious in part, had concluded reassuringly.
night
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
own
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brakeman's words, although mysterious in part, had concluded reassuringly.
people
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
postures
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
profile
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
prove
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From this reading My Lady, he said, would prove a valuable friend in Benton.
reassuringly
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From this reading The brakeman's words, although mysterious in part, had concluded reassuringly.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
RISE
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From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
said
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From this reading My Lady, he said, would prove a valuable friend in Benton.
sat
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
seat
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
stages
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
strange
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
stranger
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
valuable
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From this reading My Lady, he said, would prove a valuable friend in Benton.
various
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From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So did I; but the barricade at the end of My Lady's seat was intact, and I sat down in my own seat, to keep expectant eye upon her profile--a decided relief amidst that crude melange of people in various stages of hasty dressing after a night of cramped postures.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I RISE IN FAVOR With that he went forward.
words
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From this reading The brakeman's words, although mysterious in part, had concluded reassuringly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My Lady, he said, would prove a valuable friend in Benton.
young
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From this reading A friend at hand means a great deal to any young man, stranger in a strange land.
