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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 The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
all
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
become
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
cars
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From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
coal
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
common
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
consideration
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
eager
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
evening
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From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
freighted
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
golden
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
group
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
hundred
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
Ilium
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From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
looks
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
luck
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
magnified
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
meaning
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
mistake
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From this reading There was no mistake this time.
news
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no mistake this time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
person
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
Philip
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From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
preceded
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
proprietor
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
questioners
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
rich
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
sayings
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
significant
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
solid
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
sound
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
speech
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From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
station
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From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
success
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
There
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From this reading There was no mistake this time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
things
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was no mistake this time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no mistake this time.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
train
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
waited
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From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was evening when Philip took the cars at the Ilium station.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The news of, his success had preceded him, and while he waited for the train, he was the center of a group of eager questioners, who asked him a hundred things about the mine, and magnified his good fortune.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
wisdom
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Philip, in luck, had become suddenly a person of consideration, whose speech was freighted with meaning, whose looks were all significant.
words
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From this reading The words of the proprietor of a rich coal mine have a golden sound, and his common sayings are repeated as if they were solid wisdom.
