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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 left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
accordingly
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
Ali
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
anonymous
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
barouche
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
board
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
Bombay
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
break
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From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
Calcutta
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
camels
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
carried
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
countrymen's
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From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
days
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From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
drawn
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
GATE
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
given
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From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
glanced
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From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
Government
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put the letter in his pocket and took the northward mail.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
House
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
hundred
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He put the letter in his pocket and took the northward mail.
instructions
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From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
intrigues
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From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
knowing
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From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
LAHORE
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
laughed
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From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
letter
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
mail
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From this reading He put the letter in his pocket and took the northward mail.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
mysteries
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From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
North-West
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From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
northward
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From this reading He put the letter in his pocket and took the northward mail.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
passion
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From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
pocket
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From this reading He put the letter in his pocket and took the northward mail.
port
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
postmark
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
Province
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From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
Punjab
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From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
put
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From this reading He put the letter in his pocket and took the northward mail.
reluctance
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
severedadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
cut completely into separate parts
From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
shade
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
Shere
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
station
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
steamer
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
thermometer
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put the letter in his pocket and took the northward mail.
train
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From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
travelled
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From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
well
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From this reading Shere Ali glanced through it, and laughed, knowing well his countrymen's passion for mysteries and intrigues.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were the days before the North-West Province had been severed from the Punjab, and instructions had been given to Shere Ali to break his journey at Lahore.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He left the train, therefore, at that station, on a morning when the thermometer stood at over a hundred in the shade, and was carried in a barouche drawn by camels to Government House.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT THE GATE OF LAHORE Shere Ali, accordingly, travelled with reluctance to Bombay, and at that port an anonymous letter with the postmark of Calcutta was brought to him on board the steamer.
