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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 first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
all
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From this reading But that was all we could take --twenty-five pounds each.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
apiece
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
appreciated
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
baggage
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
breakfast
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From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
bright
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From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was all we could take --twenty-five pounds each.
cannot
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
Carson
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
City
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
coach
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But that was all we could take --twenty-five pounds each.
deal
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
dollars
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But that was all we could take --twenty-five pounds each.
early
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From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
evening
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
fifty
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
glad
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
hasty
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From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
heavy
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
hundred
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
hunt
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
hurried
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From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
hurry
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From this reading So we had to snatch our trunks open, and make a selection in a good deal of a hurry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So we had to snatch our trunks open, and make a selection in a good deal of a hurry.
inconvenience
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
Joseph
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
landed
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
more
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
namely
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
Nevada
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading So we had to snatch our trunks open, and make a selection in a good deal of a hurry.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So we had to snatch our trunks open, and make a selection in a good deal of a hurry.
overland
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
pay
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
pounds
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
presented
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
properly
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
selection
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From this reading So we had to snatch our trunks open, and make a selection in a good deal of a hurry.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So we had to snatch our trunks open, and make a selection in a good deal of a hurry.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So we had to snatch our trunks open, and make a selection in a good deal of a hurry.
St
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
stage-office
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
stand
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
starting-place
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From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that was all we could take --twenty-five pounds each.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
Then
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
tickets
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, bright and early, we took a hasty breakfast, and hurried to the starting-place.
traveling
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
trunk
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
trunks
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From this reading So we had to snatch our trunks open, and make a selection in a good deal of a hurry.
twenty-five
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
up
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From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The first thing we did on that glad evening that landed us at St. Joseph was to hunt up the stage-office, and pay a hundred and fifty dollars apiece for tickets per overland coach to Carson City, Nevada.
weighs
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From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then an inconvenience presented itself which we had not properly appreciated before, namely, that one cannot make a heavy traveling trunk stand for twenty-five pounds of baggage --because it weighs a good deal more.
