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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 train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
any
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
bag
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
bargain
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
bitter
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From this reading They set off in bitter weather.
bound
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
brother
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From this reading The driver was a farmer's son who had come to the station to fetch his small brother.
carry
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
carrying
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
cart
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
Christmas
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The driver was a farmer's son who had come to the station to fetch his small brother.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
dark
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
destination
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
direction
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
drawn
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
driver
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From this reading The driver was a farmer's son who had come to the station to fetch his small brother.
driving
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
Euston
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
Eve
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
fallen
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From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
farmer's
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
Fenwick
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
fetch
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From this reading The driver was a farmer's son who had come to the station to fetch his small brother.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
give
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
going
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
inquiring
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
John
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
just
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
lad
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
Langdale
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
lift
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
made
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
making
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
off
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From this reading They set off in bitter weather.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
presently
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
road
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
set
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From this reading They set off in bitter weather.
small
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From this reading The driver was a farmer's son who had come to the station to fetch his small brother.
son
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From this reading The driver was a farmer's son who had come to the station to fetch his small brother.
Station
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set off in bitter weather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
train
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
up
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
vehicles
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
village
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From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Christmas Eve, and the dark had fallen.
way
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
weather
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From this reading They set off in bitter weather.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
Windermere
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From this reading The train from Euston had just drawn up in Windermere Station, and John Fenwick, carrying his bag, was making his way among the vehicles outside the station, inquiring whether any one was going in the direction of Great Langdale, who could give him a lift.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He presently found a farmer's cart bound for a village on the road, and made a bargain with the lad driving it to carry him to his destination.
