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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 I pushed open the window, poked out my head, and took a survey.
ahead
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all
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From this reading Interested in my chat with Kitty, I had failed to notice that we were stopping even longer than usual at some mysterious locality where there was even less of any apparent reason for stopping at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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apparent
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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baggage-car
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become
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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chat
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conversation
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darkness
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difficulty
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engine
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
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failed
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fence
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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head
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hissing
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Interested
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involved
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Kitty
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less
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locality
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longer
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minutes
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From this reading The "Twenty minutes to Sandbrook" had become involved in difficulty.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
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near
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notice
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Interested in my chat with Kitty, I had failed to notice that we were stopping even longer than usual at some mysterious locality where there was even less of any apparent reason for stopping at all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All was silence save the hissing of the engine way ahead, and one or two voices in excited conversation somewhere near the baggage-car and by the fence at the roadside.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I pushed open the window, poked out my head, and took a survey.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All was silence save the hissing of the engine way ahead, and one or two voices in excited conversation somewhere near the baggage-car and by the fence at the roadside.
out
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poked
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pushed
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reason
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roadside
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Sandbrook
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saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading All was silence save the hissing of the engine way ahead, and one or two voices in excited conversation somewhere near the baggage-car and by the fence at the roadside.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
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some
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somewhere
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stopping
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survey
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Interested in my chat with Kitty, I had failed to notice that we were stopping even longer than usual at some mysterious locality where there was even less of any apparent reason for stopping at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Interested in my chat with Kitty, I had failed to notice that we were stopping even longer than usual at some mysterious locality where there was even less of any apparent reason for stopping at all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "Twenty minutes to Sandbrook" had become involved in difficulty.
there
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The "Twenty minutes to Sandbrook" had become involved in difficulty.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pushed open the window, poked out my head, and took a survey.
Twenty
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two
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usual
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voices
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Interested in my chat with Kitty, I had failed to notice that we were stopping even longer than usual at some mysterious locality where there was even less of any apparent reason for stopping at all.
way
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Interested in my chat with Kitty, I had failed to notice that we were stopping even longer than usual at some mysterious locality where there was even less of any apparent reason for stopping at all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Interested in my chat with Kitty, I had failed to notice that we were stopping even longer than usual at some mysterious locality where there was even less of any apparent reason for stopping at all.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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window
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From this reading I pushed open the window, poked out my head, and took a survey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Interested in my chat with Kitty, I had failed to notice that we were stopping even longer than usual at some mysterious locality where there was even less of any apparent reason for stopping at all.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading All without was darkness.
