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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 contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
addition
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
apprehension
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
brightly
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
bring
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
came
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From this reading The news that came was not exhilarating.
car
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
cleared
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
communication
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
confirmed
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
contrived
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
day
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
delay
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
designated
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
easy
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
exhilarating
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From this reading The news that came was not exhilarating.
experience
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
HOUND'S
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
HUGE
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
inconvenience
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From this reading Stafford was using the telegraph with no inconvenience now.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
Lady
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
line
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
main
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
matter
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
MOOD
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
more
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
news
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From this reading The news that came was not exhilarating.
nicely
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Stafford was using the telegraph with no inconvenience now.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The news that came was not exhilarating.
now
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From this reading Stafford was using the telegraph with no inconvenience now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
opened
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
rescue
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
rude
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
snowfall
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
somewhat
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
soon
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
Stafford
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From this reading Stafford was using the telegraph with no inconvenience now.
telegraph
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From this reading Stafford was using the telegraph with no inconvenience now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
There
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
train
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
using
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From this reading Stafford was using the telegraph with no inconvenience now.
very
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
wastrels
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
wire
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From this reading He had contrived to bring a wire from the main line into the smoking car, and communication from there with those on the relief train was an easy matter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stafford was using the telegraph with no inconvenience now.
work
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From this reading There remained, however, the thought that the addition to the snowfall must delay the work of rescue, an apprehension which was soon confirmed.
Young
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From this reading THE HUGE HOUND'S MOOD The morning of the third day of rude experience opened somewhat more brightly for "the wastrels of the waste," as the Young Lady of the party very nicely designated them, for it had cleared.
