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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 There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
all
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
anxiously
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From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
baggage
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From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
bags
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
bent
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
best
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
boat
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
car
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From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
crowd
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
crushed
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
depended
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
dusty
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From this reading She was hot and dusty and tired and worn with the long journey.
Elithe
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From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
faded
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
fingers
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
flannel
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
getting
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
gloves
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
gown
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
hat
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
hot
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From this reading She was hot and dusty and tired and worn with the long journey.
hurrying
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was hot and dusty and tired and worn with the long journey.
lingered
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From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
lives
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was hot and dusty and tired and worn with the long journey.
much
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
Naumkeag
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From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
passengers
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From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
ribbons
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
seats
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
securing
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was hot and dusty and tired and worn with the long journey.
soiled
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
speed
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
straw
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
taken
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From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
There
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
tips
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
tired
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From this reading She was hot and dusty and tired and worn with the long journey.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
train
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From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
umbrellas
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From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
waiting
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From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
watching
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From this reading Elithe lingered, anxiously watching the baggage as it was taken from the car.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
Western
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From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
wharf
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From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Naumkeag was standing at the wharf waiting for the passengers who had come on the Western train.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a great crowd, all hurrying, with bags and umbrellas, towards the boat with as much speed as if their lives depended upon getting there first and securing the best seats.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She was hot and dusty and tired and worn with the long journey.
wrinkled
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From this reading Her straw hat, with its faded ribbons, was crushed and bent, her flannel gown was soiled and wrinkled, and her gloves were worn at the fingers tips.
