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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 piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
arranged
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
big
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
bullock-cart
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
carriage
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From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
Chuanwál
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From this reading The travellers were to descend at the station of Chuanwál, twenty miles from Talwandi.
class
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From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
descend
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From this reading The travellers were to descend at the station of Chuanwál, twenty miles from Talwandi.
economy's
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From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The travellers were to descend at the station of Chuanwál, twenty miles from Talwandi.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
Harold
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
Hartleys
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From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
INDIAN
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From this reading INDIAN TRAVELLING.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
large
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
luggage
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
made
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From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
meet
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
miles
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From this reading The travellers were to descend at the station of Chuanwál, twenty miles from Talwandi.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
occupied
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From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
packing-cases
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
piano
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
place
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From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
pleasanternounUS /ˈpleasanter/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
quitted
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
railway-line
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
sake
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From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
second
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From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
sent
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
sojourn
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From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
soon
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From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
started
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From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
station
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
Talwandi
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From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE Hartleys soon left their pleasant place of sojourn, and started on their journey towards Talwandi.
train
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From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
travellers
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From this reading The travellers were to descend at the station of Chuanwál, twenty miles from Talwandi.
TRAVELLING
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From this reading INDIAN TRAVELLING.
twenty
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From this reading The travellers were to descend at the station of Chuanwál, twenty miles from Talwandi.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The travellers were to descend at the station of Chuanwál, twenty miles from Talwandi.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The piano and large packing-cases had been sent on before by a luggage train; and Harold had arranged that a big bullock-cart should meet them at the station where the railway-line must be quitted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
young
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From this reading Nothing could be pleasanter to the young couple than the journey as long as it could be made by train, though, for economy’s sake, the carriage which they occupied was second class.
