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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 The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
away
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From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
baby
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
back
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
beds
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
boat
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
Burnet
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From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
car-section
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From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
Carr
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
children
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
days
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
delightful
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From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
Dr
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
enjoyed
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
fun
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From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
get
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
girls
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From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
greater
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
greatest
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From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
Hillsover
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From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
house
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
hurry
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
much
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
narrow
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
new
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From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
night
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
Papa
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From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
patients
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
playing
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
railroad
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
second
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
state-room
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
stopping
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
three
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
tiresome
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From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
train
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
travelled
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From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
tuck
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From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
two
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From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
very
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From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The journey from Burnet to Hillsover was a very long one.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papa found this tiresome; but the girls, to whom every thing was new, thought it delightful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They enjoyed their state-room, with its narrow shelves of beds, as much as if it had been a baby house, and they two children playing in it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It took the greater part of three days, and as Dr. Carr was in a hurry to get back to his patients, they travelled without stopping; spending the first night on the boat, and the second on a railroad train.
world
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From this reading To tuck themselves away for the night in a car-section seemed the greatest fun in the world.
