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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 THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
all
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
annual
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From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
appointments
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From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
August
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
beguiled
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From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
best
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
black
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From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
cannot
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
chin
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From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
chose
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
collar
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From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
compartment
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
considerations
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From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
corner
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
countenance
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From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
crowded
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From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
cry
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
devout
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From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
evil
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
far
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
heat
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From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
height
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From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
keeping
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From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
lady's
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From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
lesser
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
middle
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
night
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
only
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From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
ordinary
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
overpowering
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From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
pilgrim
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From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
proper
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From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
rush
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From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
rusty
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From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
service
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From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
sit
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
Switzerland
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From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
THEATRE
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was not as though the night had been beguiled for me by such considerations as are only proper to the devout pilgrim in his lady's service.
times
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
trains
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From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
up
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
wagon-lit
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From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
WAR
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The annual rush was at its height, the trains crowded, the heat of them overpowering.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the morning one was in Switzerland, with a black collar, a rusty chin, and a countenance in keeping with its appointments.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I chose to sit up all night in my corner of an ordinary compartment, as a lesser evil than the _wagon-lit_ in which you cannot sit up at all.
Zermatt
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From this reading THE THEATRE OF WAR It is a far cry to Zermatt at the best of times, and that is not the middle of August.
