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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 It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
all
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
boat-train
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
bookstall
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
came
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
ceremony
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
changed
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
Channel
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
choice
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
clerks
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
compulsion
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
day
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
days
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
discreet
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
down
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
driven
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
due
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
engaged
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
evening
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
excitement
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
exhibit
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
fewer
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
flickering
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
friends
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
fro
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
front
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
gale
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
gas-lamps
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
genuine
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
groups
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
gusts
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
haughty
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
how
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
hurried
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
importantly
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
inconveniences
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
individuals
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
intimate
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
leave
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
loungers
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
luggage
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
midnight
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
minutes
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
nine
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
o'clock
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
passengers
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
people
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
piles
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
platform
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
porters
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
preoccupied
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
rain
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
resolved
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
scene
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
seeing-off
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
showed
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
smashing
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
Station
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
ten
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
terrors
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
then
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
there
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
thoughts
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From this reading But the porters, and the friends engaged in the ceremony of seeing-off, and the loungers, and the bookstall clerks--these individuals were not preoccupied by thoughts of intimate inconveniences before midnight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
TRAIN
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
usual
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
Victoria
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
weather
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From this reading The weather was wild.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
westerly
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
wet
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From this reading It had been wet all day, and the rain came smashing down, driven by the great gusts of a genuine westerly gale.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
wild
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From this reading The weather was wild.
wind-swept
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From this reading Consequently there were fewer passengers than usual, and those people who by choice or compulsion had resolved to front the terrors of the Channel passage had a preoccupied look as they hurried importantly to and fro amid piles of luggage and groups of loungers on the wind-swept platform beneath the flickering gas-lamps.
wont
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From this reading THE TRAIN The boat-train was due to leave in ten minutes, and the platform at Victoria Station (how changed since then!) showed that scene of discreet and haughty excitement which it was wont to exhibit about nine o'clock every evening in those days.
