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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 There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
achieving
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
all
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
always
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
appalling
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From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This you may be sure he took good care to do.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
care
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From this reading This you may be sure he took good care to do.
City
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
citywards
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
clerk
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
conspicuously
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
distinction
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This you may be sure he took good care to do.
early
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
effectual
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
few
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
figure
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
Flossie
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
gloom
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From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This you may be sure he took good care to do.
Gower
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
habit
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
kept
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
look-out
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
many
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
Miss
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
moment
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
more
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
provided
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
punctual
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
punctuality
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
railway
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From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
seeing
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
sharp
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
shine
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From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
spot
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
Station
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
steady
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
Street
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
There
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This you may be sure he took good care to do.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This you may be sure he took good care to do.
trains
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
travelled
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From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
underground
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From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
wait
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
Walker
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
ways
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From this reading There are many ways of achieving distinction, but few are more effectual than a steady habit of punctuality.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The early clerk who travelled citywards was always sure of seeing that little figure on the same spot at the same moment, provided he himself were punctual and kept a sharp look-out.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
women
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From this reading Among all the women who wait every morning for the City trains at Gower Street Station, there was none more conspicuously punctual than Miss Flossie Walker.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By this you may shine even in the appalling gloom of the underground railway.
