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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 From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
alighted
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I promise nothing; you must wait and see.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
arm
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
arriving
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
bag
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
Burgen
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
called
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
carefully
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
carried
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
convey
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
COUNTRY
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From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
East
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
eight
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
evening
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
forget
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From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
Gladstone
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
grave
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From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
James
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
large
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
luggage
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
manhood
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
Master
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I promise nothing; you must wait and see.
new
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I promise nothing; you must wait and see.
o'clock
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
offering
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
other
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
out
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
own
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
platform
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
pointed
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
porter
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
promise
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From this reading I promise nothing; you must wait and see.
refrained
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
see
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From this reading I promise nothing; you must wait and see.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
shoulders
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
side
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From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
station
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
sword-case
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From this reading He stood on the platform and pointed out to a porter, who called him Master James, a large Gladstone bag and a new sword-case.
taken
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
there
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FOR HIS COUNTRY Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
train
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
wait
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From this reading I promise nothing; you must wait and see.
walking-stick
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From this reading Although he could have carried the luggage under one arm and the porter under the other, he carefully refrained from offering to convey anything except his own walking-stick.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I promise nothing; you must wait and see.
youth
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From this reading From the train arriving at East Burgen station at eight o'clock that same evening there alighted a youth who seemed suddenly to have taken manhood upon his shoulders.
