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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 A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
anxious
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
atmosphere
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
big
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading These were both labelled "First Class."
bumping
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
came
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From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
carriage
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From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
cars
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
Class
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From this reading These were both labelled "First Class."
darkness
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
deceive
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
devoted
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From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
dirt
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
dry
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
dusty
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
end
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
enough
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
few
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From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were both labelled "First Class."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
freight
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From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
going
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
heated
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
idea
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
labelled
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From this reading These were both labelled "First Class."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
men
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From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
night
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
number
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From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
oppressive
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
other
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From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
passengers
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
rails
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
rattling
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
red
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
rough
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
seats
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
slowly
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
smoke
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
speed
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
Station
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
stove
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
thundered
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
train
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
Trenholme
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From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
Turrifs
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From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
two
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From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
upholstered
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
vans
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From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
velvet
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
way
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From this reading Its seats, upholstered in red velvet, were dusty from the smoke and dirt of the way; its atmosphere, heated by a stove at one end, was dry and oppressive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A good number of its cars were long vans for the carriage of freight; behind these came two for the carriage of passengers.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading One was devoted to a few men, who were smoking; the other was the one from which Trenholme had descended.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the night train left Turrifs Station it thundered on into the darkness slowly enough, but, what with bumping over its rough rails and rattling its big cars, it seemed anxious to deceive its passengers into the idea that it was going at great speed.
