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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 With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
amazement
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
ANNE
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
blank
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
collector
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
crowd
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
du
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
effort
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From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
evening
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
exactly
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Lady Anne!" he exclaimed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
forty-five
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
Gare
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
gates
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
gazed
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
girl
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
hand
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From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
hat
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From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
held
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From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At that moment she recognized him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
Julien
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
LADY
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
later
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
leave
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
London
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
mechanical
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From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
moment
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From this reading At that moment she recognized him.
nine
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
Nord
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
out
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From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
place
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
presenting
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
purely
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From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
raised
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From this reading With a purely mechanical effort he raised his hat and held out his hand.
recognized
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From this reading At that moment she recognized him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that moment she recognized him.
steamed
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment she recognized him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
three
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
ticket
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
train
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
two-twenty
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
wedged
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From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
weeks
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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FLIGHT OF LADY ANNE It was exactly nine forty-five in the evening, about three weeks later, when the two-twenty from London steamed into the Gare du Nord.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Julien, from his place among the little crowd wedged in behind the gates, gazed with blank amazement at the girl who, among the first to leave the train, was presenting her ticket to the collector.
