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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 There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
automaton
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From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
captains
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
cloud
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
creaking
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
earthly
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
gained
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From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
gods
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
heavenly
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
hissing
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without volition of my own, I was on my northward journey.
lay
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
man
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
MARATHON
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
match
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
meet
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Without volition of my own, I was on my northward journey.
northward
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From this reading Without volition of my own, I was on my northward journey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
own
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From this reading Without volition of my own, I was on my northward journey.
platform
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From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
play
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
Presently
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
railway
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
recollected
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
rolling
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
Samuel
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
scarcely
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From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
seated
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
Shakespeare
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
shouting
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
side
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
smoke
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
some
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
sound
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
station
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From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
steam
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
sulphurous
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
then
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
There
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An automaton, scarcely thinking, I gained the platform of the station.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
two
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
volition
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From this reading Without volition of my own, I was on my northward journey.
wager
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
Ward
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From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
wheels
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From this reading There was a sound of hissing steam, a rolling cloud of sulphurous smoke, a shouting of railway captains, a creaking of the wheels.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently I looked around and found seated at my side the man whom I then recollected I was to meet--Doctor Samuel Ward.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without volition of my own, I was on my northward journey.
women
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From this reading THE MARATHON As if two gods should play some heavenly match, and on this wager lay two earthly women.--_Shakespeare_.
