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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 LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
ahead
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From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
all
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From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Snap, Whopper and Giant were on hand ten minutes before train time.
best
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
boys
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
city
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
consulting
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
country
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
distance
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
doctor's
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From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
easy
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
eight
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
Giant
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From this reading Snap, Whopper and Giant were on hand ten minutes before train time.
go
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
hand
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From this reading Snap, Whopper and Giant were on hand ten minutes before train time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
home
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
hour
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
how
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
learned
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
LESSON
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
miles
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
minutes
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
Mountains
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
out
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
outing
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
parents
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
persuading
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
proposed
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
quarter
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
Railings
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
railroad
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
run
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
several
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
Snap
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From this reading Snap, Whopper and Giant were on hand ten minutes before train time.
son
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From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
ten
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
then
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
thirty-three
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From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
tickets
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From this reading They found the doctor's son ahead of them, and he had tickets for all.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Snap, Whopper and Giant were on hand ten minutes before train time.
time-table
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
train
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From this reading A LESSON IN PHOTOGRAPHY By consulting a time-table the boys found that a train for Railings left at ten minutes after eight in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The distance to the city was thirty-three miles and the run on the country railroad took the best part of an hour and a quarter.
Well
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Snap, Whopper and Giant were on hand ten minutes before train time.
Whopper
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From this reading Snap, Whopper and Giant were on hand ten minutes before train time.
Windy
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From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, how did you make out at home?" was the question asked by several, and then it was learned that all had had an easy time of it persuading their parents to let them go on the proposed outing to the Windy Mountains.
