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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 On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
Bolton
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
can't
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
car
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
chair
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
city
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
commissioned
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
conductor
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
day
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
drawing-room
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
entered
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
examine
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
explanation
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
few
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
hesitatingly
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
Ilium
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From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
just
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From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
lady
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
land
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
large
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
leaving
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
moment
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
moments
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
Mr
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
nearest
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
Now
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
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From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
Philip
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From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
put
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From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
railway
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
roughly
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
said
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
saw
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From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
sit
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
starting
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From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
state
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From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
station
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
Sterling
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From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
there
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
timidly
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
tract
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
train
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
unoccupied
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From this reading On the last day of the journey as the railway train Philip was on was leaving a large city, a lady timidly entered the drawing-room car, and hesitatingly took a chair that was at the moment unoccupied.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
waiting
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From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
way
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From this reading Philip Sterling was on his way to Ilium, in the state of Pennsylvania.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
wild
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From this reading Ilium was the railway station nearest to the tract of wild land which Mr. Bolton had commissioned him to examine.
window
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From this reading Philip saw from the window that a gentleman had put her upon the car just as it was starting.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In a few moments the conductor entered, and without waiting an explanation, said roughly to the lady, "Now you can't sit there.
