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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 The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
air
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
all
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
backward
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
baggage
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
bound
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
branch
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
calling
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
cars
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
checkers
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
compartment
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
conductor
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
country
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
crops
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
dilapidated
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
Drerie
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
engineer
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
familiarity
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
family
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
few
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
glancing
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
hay
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
Junction
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
like
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
line
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
loneliest
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
lounging
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
lurched
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
main
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
Manor
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
milk
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
musty
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
names
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
occupants
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
OFF
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
old
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
old-fashioned
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From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
other
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
passengers
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
Pee-wee
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
playing
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
Railroad
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
rattled
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
remarks
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
schoolmaster
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From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
seen
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
shot
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From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
Snailsdale
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
spectacles
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From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
stern
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From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
there
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From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
THEY'RE
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From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
top
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From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
train
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
two
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
wagon
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THEY’RE OFF” The Snailsdale branch of the Drerie Railroad went through the loneliest country that Pee-wee had ever seen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The engineer and the conductor were all there was to the train crew and there was a pleasant air of family familiarity between them and the few lounging passengers bound for Snailsdale Manor, all calling each other by their first names.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The engineer, glancing backward, shot remarks about the crops to the occupants of the baggage compartment who were playing checkers on a milk can.
Woodsend
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From this reading Leaving the main line at Woodsend Junction, the train of two musty, dilapidated, old cars lurched and rattled along like an old hay wagon.
wore
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From this reading He wore old-fashioned spectacles, did this engineer, and he looked over the top of them along the track like a stern schoolmaster.
