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100
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From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
any
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading North Platte, as like as not; or maybe Kearney.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
BACK
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he really woke up, they were standing still, in daylight.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
couldn't
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From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
daylight
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From this reading But when he really woke up, they were standing still, in daylight.
DOWN
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
engine
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
engine-puffing
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
feet-scuffling
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
go
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From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
just
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From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
Kearney
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From this reading North Platte, as like as not; or maybe Kearney.
knew
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
like
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From this reading North Platte, as like as not; or maybe Kearney.
LINE
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
lot
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
maybe
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From this reading North Platte, as like as not; or maybe Kearney.
miles
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From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
more
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From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
motion
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
night
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
noise
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
North
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From this reading North Platte, as like as not; or maybe Kearney.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading North Platte, as like as not; or maybe Kearney.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading North Platte, as like as not; or maybe Kearney.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
Platte
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From this reading North Platte, as like as not; or maybe Kearney.
pushing
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
rate
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
really
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From this reading But when he really woke up, they were standing still, in daylight.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
shouting
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
some
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
SOMETIME
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From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when he really woke up, they were standing still, in daylight.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he really woke up, they were standing still, in daylight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
there
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
town
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From this reading At any rate, they were standing in some town; there was a lot of noise outside, of shouting and engine-puffing and feet-scuffling.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
up
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From this reading But when he really woke up, they were standing still, in daylight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
way
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From this reading No, it couldn’t be Kearney, could it, for Kearney was 100 miles and more, and that seemed a long way to go, in just one night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DOWN THE LINE--AND BACK SOMETIME in the night he knew that they were in motion--the engine was pushing them along, over the track.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he really woke up, they were standing still, in daylight.
woke
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From this reading But when he really woke up, they were standing still, in daylight.
