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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 He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
all
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was glad of that, so long as he was not so alone as to be conspicuous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was glad of that, so long as he was not so alone as to be conspicuous.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed very quiet there, to be the terminal station in a large city.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
best
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
big
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
butcher
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
car
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
city
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From this reading It seemed very quiet there, to be the terminal station in a large city.
conspicuous
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From this reading He was glad of that, so long as he was not so alone as to be conspicuous.
corralled
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
depot
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
entrance
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
ferry
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
fishing
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
flock
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
Francisco
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
gate
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
glad
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From this reading He was glad of that, so long as he was not so alone as to be conspicuous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
herded
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
iron
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed very quiet there, to be the terminal station in a large city.
Jack
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
judged
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
kept
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
large
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From this reading It seemed very quiet there, to be the terminal station in a large city.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
like
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was glad of that, so long as he was not so alone as to be conspicuous.
nervously
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
new
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
newspaper
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
out
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
pass
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
passengers
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
peanut
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
people
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
permitted
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
quiet
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From this reading It seemed very quiet there, to be the terminal station in a large city.
reluctantly
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
resounding
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
room
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
San
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed very quiet there, to be the terminal station in a large city.
sheep
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
sight
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was glad of that, so long as he was not so alone as to be conspicuous.
spite
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
State
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From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
station
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
street
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
terminal
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From this reading It seemed very quiet there, to be the terminal station in a large city.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
There
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
together
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack judged nervously that people did not flock to the best fishing in the State, in spite of all the peanut butcher had told him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
train
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From this reading He left the train reluctantly at the big, new station in San Francisco, and took a street car to the ferry depot.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
very
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From this reading It seemed very quiet there, to be the terminal station in a large city.
waiting
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From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There he kept out of sight behind a newspaper in the entrance to the waiting room until he was permitted to pass through the iron gate to the big, resounding room where passengers for the train ferry were herded together like corralled sheep.
