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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 He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
acquaintance
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
Albany
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
all-seeing
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
asked
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
broken
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
car
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
Catskill
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
caught
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
city
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
conductor
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
determine
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
difficulty
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
east
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
en
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From this reading He did not waste the precious hours en route.
England
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
Evading
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
Farrelton
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
GENTLEMAN
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From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
hear
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From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
Hervey
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From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
hours
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From this reading He did not waste the precious hours en route.
impossible
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
lived
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
locomotive
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
made
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
matching
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
naturalist
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From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
New
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
noon
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
outside
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
overcoming
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
pennies
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
PERFECT
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From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
permitted
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
platform
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading He did not waste the precious hours en route.
reluctantly
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
remain
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
route
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From this reading He did not waste the precious hours en route.
rule
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
small
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
sneak
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
sought
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
suggested
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
told
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From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
took
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
train
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From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
trainman
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From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
traveler
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From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
visiting
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From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
wait
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From this reading THE PERFECT GENTLEMAN Hervey did not wait to hear the visiting traveler and naturalist.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading He did not waste the precious hours en route.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He asked the trainman to “sneak” him into the locomotive and when told that this was impossible, he suggested overcoming the difficulty by matching pennies to determine whether the rule might not be broken.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He took the noon train from Catskill and at Albany caught a train east which took him to Farrelton, the small New England city where he lived.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Evading an all-seeing conductor, he sought the forbidden platform of the car and made acquaintance with a trainman who reluctantly permitted him to remain outside.
