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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 CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
all
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
asked
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wild engine was going at a terrific rate of progress.
beat
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From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
box
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
career
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From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
CHASING
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
coal
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
destination
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
engine
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From this reading The wild engine was going at a terrific rate of progress.
filling
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
fire
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
going
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From this reading The wild engine was going at a terrific rate of progress.
guess
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
how
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
intended
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
last
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
locomotive
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From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
long
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
mad
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From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
motive
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
only
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From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
out
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From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
programme
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
progress
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From this reading The wild engine was going at a terrific rate of progress.
Ralph
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From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
rate
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From this reading The wild engine was going at a terrific rate of progress.
replied
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From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
Roberts
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
RUNAWAY
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
speed
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From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
started
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From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
surmise
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From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
terrific
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From this reading The wild engine was going at a terrific rate of progress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wild engine was going at a terrific rate of progress.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must beat the speed of that runaway locomotive," replied Ralph.
What's
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From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ralph could only surmise where she had been started on her mad career.
wild
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From this reading The wild engine was going at a terrific rate of progress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CHASING A RUNAWAY "What's the programme?" asked Roberts, after filling the fire box with coal.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The motive, her intended destination, how long she would last out--all this he could only guess at.
