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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 DAY OF REST.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
another's
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
atmospheric
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
away
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
back
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
cards
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
city
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
clang
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
coming
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
compliment
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
cut
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
daily
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
DAY
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From this reading A DAY OF REST.
down
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
dragging
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
drone
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
eager
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
Early
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
funeral
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
going
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
haul
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
Henry
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
hive
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
home
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
impatiently
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
killed
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
men
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
night
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
noon
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DAY OF REST.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
out
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
paced
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
pay
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
play
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
procession
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
quiet
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
remarked
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
RESTnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DAY OF REST.
Richmond
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
roar
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
said
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
saw
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
set
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From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
smoke
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
speeding
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
spent
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
stations
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
stench
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
streams
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
strife
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
throats
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From this reading "They play cards going in and coming out," said Richmond, "but at noon they are eager to cut one another's throats."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They saw a funeral procession, and Richmond remarked: "They have killed a drone and are dragging him out of the hive, and as they have set out so early they must be going to pay him the compliment of a long haul."
train
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
trouble
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
turmoil
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From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
up
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
waiting
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Early the next morning Henry and Richmond were on a train, speeding away from the roar, the clang, the turmoil, the smoke, the atmospheric streams of stench, the trouble of the city.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
whirl
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From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They passed stations where men who had spent a quiet night at home paced up and down impatiently waiting for a train to whirl them back to their daily strife.
