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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 MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He heard nothing about him; he saw nothing of the territory which whirled past the window.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
Anthony
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
atmosphere
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From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
Bard
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
boarded
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From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
carried
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
days
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
desert
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From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
far
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From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
felt
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
gave
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
got
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
heard
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From this reading He heard nothing about him; he saw nothing of the territory which whirled past the window.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
importance
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
man
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From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
MARTY
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
mien
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
miles
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
months
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
motion
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
mountain
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From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
nearer
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
Nebraska
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He heard nothing about him; he saw nothing of the territory which whirled past the window.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
past
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
placed
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
present
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
sat
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
saw
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From this reading He heard nothing about him; he saw nothing of the territory which whirled past the window.
size
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
station
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
strange
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
territory
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From this reading He heard nothing about him; he saw nothing of the territory which whirled past the window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
train
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
travelling
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
two
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
unrolled
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
up
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
watch
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From this reading He got on the train at a Nebraska station and Anthony sat up to watch, for a man of importance does not need size in order to have a mien.
weeks
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
West
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From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He heard nothing about him; he saw nothing of the territory which whirled past the window.
whirled
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From this reading He heard nothing about him; he saw nothing of the territory which whirled past the window.
whole
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From this reading They were already far West before a man boarded the train and carried to Bard the whole atmosphere of the mountain desert.
WILKES
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From this reading MARTY WILKES The motion of the train, during those first two days gave Anthony Bard a strange feeling that he was travelling from the present into the past.
window
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From this reading He heard nothing about him; he saw nothing of the territory which whirled past the window.
years
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From this reading He felt as if it was not miles that he placed behind him, but days, weeks, months, years, that unrolled and carried him nearer and nearer to the beginning of himself.
