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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 STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
all
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From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
Alp
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
away
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From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
baggage
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
bedroom
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From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
Bob
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From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
brings
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
CHASE
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From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
coming
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From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
door
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down
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From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
events
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From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
Evers
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
going
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From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
got
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
happened
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From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
head
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From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
Hotel
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
like
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
night
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From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
now
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From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
out
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
path
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From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
questions
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From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
rails
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From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
reached
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From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
Riffel
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seeing
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shining
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From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
sight
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From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
STERN
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From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
suit-case
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
there
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
thoughts
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From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
threaded
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From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
tiny
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
train
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
up
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
very
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From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
voice
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From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
watched
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From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If these were not the first questions that I asked myself on coming away from him, they were at all events among my last thoughts that night, and as it happened, quite my first next morning.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A STERN CHASE Where had Bob been going, and where was he going now?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
winding
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From this reading Bob did not like and I watched him out of sight down the winding path threaded by the shining rails.
window
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From this reading His voice had reached me through my bedroom window, on the head of a dream about himself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I got up and looked out; there was Bob Evers seeing the suit-case into the tiny train which brings your baggage (and yourself, if you like) to the very door of the Riffel Alp Hotel.
