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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 In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
all
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
away
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
begin
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
boat
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From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
camping
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
city
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
costly
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
covered
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
dawn
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
day
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
deal
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From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
departure
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
despatched
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From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
eagerly
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
emigrants
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
exit
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
farmhouse
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
fatigues
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
felt
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
final
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
fire
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
flat
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
floor
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
good-by
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
hopefully
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
horse-car
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
John
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
Jones
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
Landing
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
letters
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
like
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
Load
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From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
Maizeville
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
making
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
meet
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
neighbors
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
night
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
old
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
out
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
preferred
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From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
preparations
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
promised
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
quiet
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
response
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
rockaway
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
rose
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
said
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
SCENES
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
shakedowns
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From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
sleep
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
sound
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
strong
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From this reading In response to my letters John Jones had promised to meet us at the Maizeville Landing with his strong covered rockaway, and to have a fire in the old farmhouse.
taken
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
truckman
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From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
trusty
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From this reading Load after load was despatched to the boat, for I preferred to deal with one trusty truckman.
truth
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
way
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From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
WHARF
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From this reading SCENES ON THE WHARF The last night in the city flat was in truth like camping out, the fatigues of the day brought us sound sleep, and we looked and felt like emigrants.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When all had been taken away, we said good-by to our neighbors and took the horse-car to the boat, making our quiet exit in the least costly way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But in the morning we rose with the dawn, from our shakedowns on the floor, to begin eagerly and hopefully our final preparations for departure.
