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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 When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
absorbing
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From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
ample
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From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
appeals
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From this reading THE "NAVY SPECIAL" Railway travel appeals to the sailor-man.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
away
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
bluejackets
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From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
carriage
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From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
conversation
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From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
convivial
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From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
exhausted
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From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
ExpressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
February
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
following
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
heightened
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From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
Highland
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
hungry
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From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
interest
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From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
leisure
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From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
line
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
meal
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From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
moorland
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
NAVY
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From this reading THE "NAVY SPECIAL" Railway travel appeals to the sailor-man.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
pale
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
place
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
possibilities
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From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
poured
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From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
provides
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From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
pursuits
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From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
Railway
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From this reading THE "NAVY SPECIAL" Railway travel appeals to the sailor-man.
remains
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From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
sailor-man
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From this reading THE "NAVY SPECIAL" Railway travel appeals to the sailor-man.
search
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From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
side
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
sleep
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From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
snow-covered
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
song
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From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
SPECIAL
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From this reading THE "NAVY SPECIAL" Railway travel appeals to the sailor-man.
stopping
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
streaming
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
stretched
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
sunlight
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "NAVY SPECIAL" Railway travel appeals to the sailor-man.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
throng
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From this reading From every carriage poured a throng of hungry bluejackets in search of breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE "NAVY SPECIAL" Railway travel appeals to the sailor-man.
travel
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From this reading THE "NAVY SPECIAL" Railway travel appeals to the sailor-man.
up
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From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pale February sunlight was streaming across snow-covered moorland that stretched away on either side of the line, when the Highland Express drew up at the first stopping place the following morning.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the possibilities of these absorbing pursuits are exhausted, remains a heightened interest in the next meal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It provides him with ample leisure for conversation, sleep, or convivial song.
