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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 They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
adorned
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
all
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
attire
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
Beach
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
brilliantly
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
built
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
crowd
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
domed
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
down
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
dresses
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
English
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
excursion-train
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
floor
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
FRIENDS
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
gayer
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
girls
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
gorges
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
happy
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason.
impatiently
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
interested
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From this reading George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
just
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
late
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
light
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
lighted
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
MAKES
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
marble
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
massively-framed
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
men
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
midnight
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
nearing
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
paintings
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
palatial
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
passengers
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
passing
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
peaks
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
picture
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
pillars
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
reason
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From this reading George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason.
river
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
roof
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
room
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
seen
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
side
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
smarter
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
snow-capped
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
some
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From this reading George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
stately
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
station
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
streams
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
style
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
summer
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
surroundings
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From this reading George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason.
tessellated
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
there
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
up
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
usually
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From this reading They all looked happy and prosperous: he thought the girls' light dresses were gayer and smarter than those usually seen among a crowd of English passengers; but there was another side to the picture.
very
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
waiting-room
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
walked
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
walls
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From this reading The great room was built in palatial style, with domed roof, tessellated marble floor, and stately pillars: it was brilliantly lighted; and massively-framed paintings of snow-capped peaks and river gorges adorned the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
western
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
Winnipeg
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From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading George was nevertheless interested in his surroundings, and with some reason.
women
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading GEORGE MAKES FRIENDS It was nearing midnight when George walked impatiently up and down the waiting-room in Winnipeg station, for the western express was very late, and nobody seemed to know when it would start.
young
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From this reading An excursion-train from Winnipeg Beach had just come in, and streams of young men and women in summer attire were passing through the room.
