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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 It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
alive
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From this reading 'Is Mr. Henderson still alive?' asked Honora.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
answers
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Is Mr. Henderson still alive?' asked Honora.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
Bells
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Bertha's
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
Bow
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
carriage
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
died
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From this reading 'No, he sank rapidly, and died on Sunday week.
east
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
encountered
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
faces
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
Fulmort
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
funeral
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From this reading I was at the funeral on Saturday.'
grave
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
happy
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
health
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
Henderson
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From this reading 'Is Mr. Henderson still alive?' asked Honora.
Honora
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From this reading 'Is Mr. Henderson still alive?' asked Honora.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was at the funeral on Saturday.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is Mr. Henderson still alive?' asked Honora.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
mournful
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
Mr
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From this reading 'Is Mr. Henderson still alive?' asked Honora.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, he sank rapidly, and died on Sunday week.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'No, he sank rapidly, and died on Sunday week.
prohibited
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
putting
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
questions
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
rapidly
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From this reading 'No, he sank rapidly, and died on Sunday week.
restored
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
Robert
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
round
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
sank
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From this reading 'No, he sank rapidly, and died on Sunday week.
Saturday
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From this reading I was at the funeral on Saturday.'
Station
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Is Mr. Henderson still alive?' asked Honora.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
Sunday
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From this reading 'No, he sank rapidly, and died on Sunday week.
test
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
travellers
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
Turn
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
vista
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
waiting
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
Waterloo
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
week
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From this reading 'No, he sank rapidly, and died on Sunday week.
welcome
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
Whittington
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
window
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From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
winds
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From this reading Turn again, Whittington!--_Bow Bells_ May had come round again before Robert Fulmort stood waiting at the Waterloo Station to welcome the travellers, who had been prohibited from putting Bertha's restored health to the test of east winds.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was a vista of happy faces that he encountered as he looked into the carriage window, yet the first questions and answers were grave and mournful.
