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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 Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BACK AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
appointed
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
BACK
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From this reading BACK AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
basket
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From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
Bergamo
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From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
carriage
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
corner
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
crouched
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
deal
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From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
difficulty
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From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
Full
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
hand
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
horse-dealer
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From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
impatience
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
lake
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From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
met
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From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
MOUNTAINS
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From this reading BACK AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
now
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading BACK AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
placed
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From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
portmanteau
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From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
quiet
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
Rico
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
room
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From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
scarcely
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
seat
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
station
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK AGAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
then
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From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
three
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
timidly
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
together
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From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
train
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
travelled
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From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
up
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From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
violin
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
waiting
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From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Full of impatience, Rico stood at the station long before the appointed time, and could scarcely be quiet while waiting for the train.
whole
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From this reading He took a whole seat for himself this time; for he placed his portmanteau and his basket next him, and they took up a deal of room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He met the horse-dealer in Bergamo without difficulty, and they travelled along in the same carriage together, and then across the lake.
years
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From this reading Again he took his seat in the carriage, as he had done three years before, but not now crouched timidly in a corner with his violin in his hand.
