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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 A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
agape
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
all
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
appeared
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
called
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From this reading Then the voice of a German called out something.
clanging
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
coach
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From this reading The door of the coach opened.
door
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From this reading The door of the coach opened.
driver
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
eyes
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
faces
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
frightened
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
German
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From this reading Then the voice of a German called out something.
got
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From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
hand
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
holding
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
interior
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
known
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
lanterns
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
lighted
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
massacred
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From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
moment
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From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
mouths
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
noise
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door of the coach opened.
off
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From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
opened
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From this reading The door of the coach opened.
out
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From this reading Then the voice of a German called out something.
passengers
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
pavement
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
rows
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
scabbard
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
shoed
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then the voice of a German called out something.
standstill
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From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
startled
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
surprise
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
terror
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door of the coach opened.
Then
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From this reading Then the voice of a German called out something.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
two
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
voice
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From this reading Then the voice of a German called out something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
well
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From this reading A well known noise startled all the passengers; it was the clanging of a scabbard on the pavement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although the coach was at a standstill, nobody got off, as if they were expecting to be massacred the moment they left the coach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
wide
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From this reading Then the driver appeared, holding in his hand one of his lanterns which suddenly lighted the interior of the coach and shoed two rows of frightened faces, whose mouths were agape and eyes wide open in surprise and terror.
