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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 He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
altogether
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
baggage
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beds
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
Beeson
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blankets
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brakeman
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bright
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
Bud
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burden
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
came
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
camp
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car
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carefully
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
carried
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
ceiling
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
clean
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
consciousness
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deal
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From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
double
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
drove
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
figures
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
finally
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He watched them idly for a time; then turned on his pillow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
hay-couched
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
head
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
how
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
idly
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From this reading He watched them idly for a time; then turned on his pillow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
iron
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
Jimmy
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jolting
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From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
knew
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
Lake
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lay
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
light
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
man
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men
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
once
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
perceived
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
pillow
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From this reading He watched them idly for a time; then turned on his pillow.
put
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From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
room
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
row
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
sat
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
splashes
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
spread
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From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
sunset
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
teamster
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
tenderly
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He watched them idly for a time; then turned on his pillow.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
then
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From this reading He watched them idly for a time; then turned on his pillow.
Thorpe
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
throwing
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From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He watched them idly for a time; then turned on his pillow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
tote
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From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
train
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From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
trouble
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From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
turned
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From this reading He watched them idly for a time; then turned on his pillow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thorpe never knew how carefully he was carried to camp, nor how tenderly the tote teamster drove his hay-couched burden to Beeson Lake.
watched
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From this reading He watched them idly for a time; then turned on his pillow.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When finally he came to himself, he was in a long, bright, clean room, and the sunset was throwing splashes of light on the ceiling over his head.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had no consciousness of the jolting train, in the baggage car of which Jimmy, the little brakeman, and Bud, and the baggage man spread blankets, and altogether put themselves to a great deal of trouble.
white-painted
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From this reading At once he perceived a long, double row of clean white-painted iron beds, on which lay or sat figures of men.
