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AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
all
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Alta
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
black
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
came
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
couldn't
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From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
daylight
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
daytime
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
deference
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
Denver
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
dressed
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
drowsy
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
engineer
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From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
enthusiasm
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
go
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From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
gorges
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
headed
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
horizons
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
hours
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From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading "Isn't it all perfectly indescribable?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn't it all perfectly indescribable?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it all perfectly indescribable?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
late
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From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
locomotives
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
mountain
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
Myra
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From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
narrow-gauge
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
night
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
out
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
passes
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
perfectly
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From this reading "Isn't it all perfectly indescribable?"
persons
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
porter
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
pygmies
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From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
pygmy
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
saying
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From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
sections
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
sleep
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From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
sleeping-car
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
smugness
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
sounded
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From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
station
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From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
sunshine
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
three
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
toiling
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
train
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
transformed
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
two
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
unspeakable
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
up
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From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
Vista
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the sleeping-car three sections had been transformed by the drowsy porter into daytime smugness, and three persons--two of them in deference to the enthusiasm of the third--were up and dressed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Myra was saying, when the engineer of one of the pygmies sounded the whistle for the station.
wider
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From this reading AFTER toiling all night through black gorges and over unspeakable mountain passes, the narrow-gauge train from Denver, headed by two pygmy locomotives, came out into daylight, sunshine, and wider horizons at Alta Vista.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know, I couldn't go to sleep for hours last night, late as it was.
