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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 was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
ACQUAINTANCE
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From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
all
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From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
Chamonix
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From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
custom-house
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From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
evening
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
FATHER
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From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
felt
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From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
friends
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From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
London
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From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
lonely
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From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
MAKES
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From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
meet
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From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
o'clock
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
officers
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From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
Other
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From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
out
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
person
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From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
platform
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
railway-carriage
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
rather
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From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
Saturday
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
seven
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
sides
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From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
Station
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
stepped
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
Sunday
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
SYLVIA
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From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SYLVIA MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF HER FATHER Sylvia left Chamonix the next afternoon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
there
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From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
tired
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From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
travelers
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From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
trunks
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From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
very
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From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
Victoria
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From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
visit
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From this reading It was her very first visit to London, and there was not one person to meet her.
waited
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From this reading She was tired by her long journey, and she felt rather lonely as she waited for her trunks to be passed by the officers of the custom-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a Saturday, and she stepped out of her railway-carriage on to the platform of Victoria Station at seven o'clock on the Sunday evening.
welcomed
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From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Other travelers were being welcomed on all sides by their friends.
