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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 MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
advance
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
ALONGprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
Back
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From this reading Back and forth along the grade toiled the wagons, distributing ties and provisions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
boat
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
bringing
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
catch
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
construction-trains
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
DAY
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
distributing
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From this reading Back and forth along the grade toiled the wagons, distributing ties and provisions.
east
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
engineers
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
farther
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
feet
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
fifty
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
followed
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
forth
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From this reading Back and forth along the grade toiled the wagons, distributing ties and provisions.
fresh
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
giant's
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
grade
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From this reading Back and forth along the grade toiled the wagons, distributing ties and provisions.
graders
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
hold
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
Iowa
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
iron
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
Joe
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
LINE
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
Louis
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
managed
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
marched
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
miles
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
MOVING
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
North
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
Omaha
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
other
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
planting
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
Platte
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
pouring
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
provisions
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From this reading Back and forth along the grade toiled the wagons, distributing ties and provisions.
rails
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
St
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
stakes
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
stride
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
supplies
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
taken
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
thirty
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
thundered
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
tie-layers
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
ties
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
toiled
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From this reading Back and forth along the grade toiled the wagons, distributing ties and provisions.
trail
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
trains
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From this reading From Omaha to North Platte thundered the trains, bringing fresh supplies, other rails and other ties, to be taken on by the construction-trains.
trying
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
twenty
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From this reading But the tie-layers, planting their ties every two feet, managed to hold the advance; and twenty, thirty, fifty miles in advance of them, the graders followed the stakes of the engineers.
two
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From this reading MOVING DAY ALONG THE LINE ON marched the rails of the iron trail, at a giant’s stride of one to two miles in a day, as if trying to catch the tie-layers and the graders.
up
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
wagon
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From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
wagons
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From this reading Back and forth along the grade toiled the wagons, distributing ties and provisions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And into Omaha were pouring, by boat up from St. Louis and St. Joe, and by wagon from Iowa, still other rails and ties and provisions, from the farther east.
