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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 IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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air
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Alton
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From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
arrive
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arrived
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asking
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
authorities
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authority
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
box-cars
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cabooses
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came
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cars
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condition
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cots
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curiously
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
doctors
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dying
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easy
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en
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flat
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most of the passengers had gone on a train provided for them.
formed
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From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
getting
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gone
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From this reading Most of the passengers had gone on a train provided for them.
groups
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meanwhile I had been wondering how long it would be before the wreck-train would arrive and had set about getting my information before the doctors and authorities were on the scene, when it might not be so easy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
hospital
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how
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hurried
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From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Meanwhile I had been wondering how long it would be before the wreck-train would arrive and had set about getting my information before the doctors and authorities were on the scene, when it might not be so easy.
important
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information
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injured
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ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
kind
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knew
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lived
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
made
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MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
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most
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Meanwhile I had been wondering how long it would be before the wreck-train would arrive and had set about getting my information before the doctors and authorities were on the scene, when it might not be so easy.
names
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nearby
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From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
number
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nurses
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occupation
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
passengers
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From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
pattern
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provided
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From this reading Most of the passengers had gone on a train provided for them.
ran
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From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
ready
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residents
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route
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scene
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scenes
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scrambled
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see
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From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
set
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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Some
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From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
there
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From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
train
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From this reading Most of the passengers had gone on a train provided for them.
used
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From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
village
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From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
Wann
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From this reading Some, I found, were passengers, some residents of the nearby village of Wann or Alton who had hurried over to see the wreck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meanwhile I had been wondering how long it would be before the wreck-train would arrive and had set about getting my information before the doctors and authorities were on the scene, when it might not be so easy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Meanwhile I had been wondering how long it would be before the wreck-train would arrive and had set about getting my information before the doctors and authorities were on the scene, when it might not be so easy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
women
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From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
wondering
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From this reading Meanwhile I had been wondering how long it would be before the wreck-train would arrive and had set about getting my information before the doctors and authorities were on the scene, when it might not be so easy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Meanwhile I had been wondering how long it would be before the wreck-train would arrive and had set about getting my information before the doctors and authorities were on the scene, when it might not be so easy.
wreck
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From this reading I knew that names of the injured and their condition were most important, and I ran from one to another of the groups that had formed here and there over one dying or dead, asking them who it was, where he lived, what his occupation was (curiously, there were no women), and how he came to be at the scene of the wreck.
wreck-train
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From this reading IT was not long before the wreck-train arrived, a thing of flat cars, box-cars and cabooses of an old pattern, with hospital cots made ready en route, and a number of doctors and nurses who scrambled out with the air and authority of those used to scenes of this kind.
