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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 It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
acquaintance
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
affair
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
almost
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
appeared
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
busy
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
called
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
change
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
City
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From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
corner
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
crumbled
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
deep
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
enough
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
freight
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
got
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From this reading Presently we got under way again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
hour
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From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
houseless
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
interest
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From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
less
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
lifeless
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
like
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
mails
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
meteoric
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
much
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From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
mud-wagon
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
off
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
other
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
out
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
Overland
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From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
people
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
Presently
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From this reading Presently we got under way again.
reason
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
see
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
seem
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
seen
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From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
solitude
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
some
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
spare
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
stage
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
strange
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
street
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
sumptuous
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an hour we took as much interest in Overland City as if we had never seen a town before.
town
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From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
transfer
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From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
tumbled
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Presently we got under way again.
up
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
wakened
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason we had an hour to spare was because we had to change our stage (for a less sumptuous affair, called a "mud-wagon") and transfer our freight of mails.
way
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From this reading Presently we got under way again.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It did seem strange enough to see a town again after what appeared to us such a long acquaintance with deep, still, almost lifeless and houseless solitude!
world
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From this reading We tumbled out into the busy street feeling like meteoric people crumbled off the corner of some other world, and wakened up suddenly in this.
