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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 At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
amazement
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
apprehensively
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It astonished him to find that the vehicle stuck together as a whole.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading It astonished him to find that the vehicle stuck together as a whole.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
awoke
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
back
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From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
bumps
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
cab
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
caused
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
company
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
dozen
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
driver
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
fear
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
find
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From this reading It astonished him to find that the vehicle stuck together as a whole.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
glance
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
held
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It astonished him to find that the vehicle stuck together as a whole.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
HISTORY
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From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
horse
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
hotel
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From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
Hugh
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From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
intense
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
interested
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From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It astonished him to find that the vehicle stuck together as a whole.
ITSELFpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
lazy
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
lost
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From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
parted
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
places
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
rattling
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
REPEATS
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From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
return
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
rough
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
shoulder
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
street
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
stuck
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From this reading It astonished him to find that the vehicle stuck together as a whole.
sufficiently
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From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
ten
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From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
together
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
trip
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
unusual
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From this reading At least a dozen rattling bumps over rough places in the street caused the driver to glance apprehensively over his shoulder in the unusual fear that his fare and the cab had parted company.
vehicle
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From this reading The lazy driver awoke his lazy horse and, to the intense amazement of both, the vehicle held together during the return trip.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
way
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From this reading _HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF_ Hugh lost no time on the way back to the hotel.
whole
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From this reading It astonished him to find that the vehicle stuck together as a whole.
years
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From this reading For the first time in ten years he was sufficiently interested to be surprised.
