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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 ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
able
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
anathemas
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
benumbed
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
blowing
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
buried
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
COACH
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
coats
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
cold
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
crack
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
depths
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
dittynounUS /ˈdɪti/
a short, simple song
From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
driver
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
end
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
faces
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
falling
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
feet
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
full
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
fur-lined
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
horses
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
huddled
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
huskily
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
inside
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
Insulting
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From this reading Insulting!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
jokes
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
journey's
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
London
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
lumbered
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
men
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
near
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
night
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
north-east
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
occasional
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
Only
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
OXFORD
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
Passengers
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
perched
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
popular
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
poured
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
rough
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
sleet
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
slowness
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
some
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
stamping
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
stanza
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
strove
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
three
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
together
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
troll
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
two
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
way
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
weather
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
wet
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From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
wherein
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From this reading Passengers outside poured anathemas against the weather and the slowness of the horses into the depths of fur-lined coats, wherein their faces were buried.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
wishing
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From this reading Passengers inside huddled together, stamping benumbed feet and wishing for the journey's end.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE COACH FROM OXFORD A rough night, cold and wet, with a thin sleet falling and the wind blowing from the north-east full against the great coach which lumbered on its way from Oxford to London.
younger
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From this reading Only two or three of the younger men perched near the driver were able to crack occasional jokes, whilst one alone strove huskily to troll a stanza of some popular ditty.
