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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 came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
air
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
approaching
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back
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
black
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
came
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
carriage
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From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
company
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
crash
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
curious
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How long he had been unconscious the duke did not in the least know.
diver
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
Duke
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From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
first-class
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fog
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
great-grandfather
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
grinding
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
ground
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
growing
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How long he had been unconscious the duke did not in the least know.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
horrid
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
How
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From this reading How long he had been unconscious the duke did not in the least know.
impact
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
KIDNAPPING
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From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long he had been unconscious the duke did not in the least know.
lay
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From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long he had been unconscious the duke did not in the least know.
lengthening
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
light
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
more
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
night
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
noise
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How long he had been unconscious the duke did not in the least know.
oblivion
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
once
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
own
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
Paddington
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period
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
PRINCIPLES
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ripping
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
roar
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
SCIENTIFIC
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sensation
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
shouts
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
sold
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
springing
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
Station
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
stunned
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From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
surface
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
tearing
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
Then
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
There
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
train
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From this reading Then there had come the lengthening roar of the approaching train, the shouts, the horrid crash of impact, the long tearing, ripping, grinding noise--and oblivion.
unconscious
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From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
up
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
waiting
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
water
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
widening
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From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
winter's
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From this reading There had been the period of waiting outside Paddington Station--his own great-grandfather had sold the ground on which it stood to the company--in the black fog of the winter's night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came back to life with that curious growing, widening sensation that a diver has when he is once more springing up through the water towards the surface, air, and light.
wreck
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From this reading KIDNAPPING UPON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES The Duke of Paddington lay stunned and unconscious beneath the wreck of the first-class carriage.
