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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 A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
added
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
appeared
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
awaiting
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
black
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
box
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
boy
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
chap
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
City
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
comes
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
coming
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From this reading The evening train was coming at last.
crowd
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
depot
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
don't
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
down
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
east
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
evening
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
exclaimed
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
eyes
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
far
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
Fifty
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From this reading Fifty loungers moved forward.
folks
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
forward
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From this reading Fifty loungers moved forward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
hair
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
hot
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
last
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From this reading The evening train was coming at last.
light
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
little
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
look
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
loungers
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From this reading Fifty loungers moved forward.
Mexico
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
miss
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
mother
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
moved
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From this reading Fifty loungers moved forward.
New
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
out
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
rails
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
RIDE
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
RUNAWAY
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
she'll
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
Silver
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
slender
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
speaker
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
speck
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
strikingly
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
suddenly
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
tall
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
There
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
train
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From this reading A RIDE AND A RUNAWAY "There she comes," exclaimed a boy, one of a crowd awaiting the evening train in the hot little box of a depot at Silver City, New Mexico.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening train was coming at last.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
yellow
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From this reading A speck of yellow had suddenly appeared far down the light, worn rails to the east.
young
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From this reading "If mother don't look out," added the speaker, who was a tall, slender young chap with strikingly black hair and eyes, "she'll miss the train an' the folks that are coming.
