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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 She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
any
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From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
car
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
Colonel
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From this reading The Colonel went to the station with them, and put them on the train.
compartment
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
consoling
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
don't
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From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
doorway
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
dusty
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From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
easy
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
futilities
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From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
girl
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From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
got
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
guess
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
hopeful
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
Irene
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
it'll
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From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
Lapham
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
leaning
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
lifted
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
mamma
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
Mrs
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
night
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From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
Now
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
out
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
papa
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From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
Pullman
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
put
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From this reading The Colonel went to the station with them, and put them on the train.
putting
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
rain
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From this reading I don't believe it'll be dusty, any, after the rain last night."
rejection
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From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
ride
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
rigid
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From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
room
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
say
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
sharp
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
sides
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
starts
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From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
station
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From this reading The Colonel went to the station with them, and put them on the train.
stay
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From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
summoned
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Colonel went to the station with them, and put them on the train.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
things
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Colonel went to the station with them, and put them on the train.
train
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From this reading The Colonel went to the station with them, and put them on the train.
tried
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
trunks
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From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went out of the room and summoned Mrs. Lapham with a sharp "Now, mamma!" and went on putting the last things into her trunks.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you stay till the train starts, papa," returned the girl, in rigid rejection of his futilities.
you'll
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From this reading He got them a little compartment to themselves in the Pullman car; and as he stood leaning with his lifted hands against the sides of the doorway, he tried to say something consoling and hopeful: "I guess you'll have an easy ride, Irene.
