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12
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
13
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
14
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
18
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
19
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
2
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From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
20
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
3
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From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
counted
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
crawled
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
Downeyville
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
dragged
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
driven
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From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
driver
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From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
E
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
Eastcaster
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
Enterprise
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
fairly
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
fold
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
front
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From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
heretofore
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From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
hill
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From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
home
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
homeward
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
hopes
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
horses
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
lay
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From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
lead
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
like
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
line
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
longing
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
M
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
milestones
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
now
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
old
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From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
outstripped
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
P
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
pace
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
rate
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
road
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
rumbled
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
run
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
snail's
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
stage
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
stages
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
steep
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From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
stranger
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From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
succession
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From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
taken
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But at last it was 2 M. to E., and a steep hill lay in front of them; it was the last hill between him and home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To P., 18 M.—14 M. to E.; to P., 19 M.—13 M. to E.; to P., 20 M.—12 M. to E. So passed the milestones in succession, and Tom counted every one as they rumbled by it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
thousand
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
Tom
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
traveling
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
Union
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From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
weighted
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
wheels
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From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tom had taken the _Union_ line of stages, which did not, like the _Enterprise_ line, run on to Downeyville, but stopped at Eastcaster.
Wilkes
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From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
Willy
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From this reading The driver of “No. 3” was a stranger to Tom; old Willy Wilkes had heretofore driven the stage as long as he could remember.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT seemed to Tom, now that he was fairly on the homeward road, as though the wheels of the stage were weighted with lead, and as though the horses that dragged it crawled at a snail’s pace, for his hopes and his longing for home outstripped a thousand fold the rate of his traveling.
