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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 empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
acquired
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
adapting
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
Alfred
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
all
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he reached the railway station.
bare
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
Beypore
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
brown-stained
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
bundles
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
carriages
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
clerk
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
closely
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
empty
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
feet
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
few
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
garb
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
hard
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length he reached the railway station.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
hurried
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
information
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
just
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he reached the railway station.
limping
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
made
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
many
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
much
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
munshi
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
natives
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
out
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
passengers
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
patois
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
platform
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
possible
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
progress
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
railway
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From this reading At length he reached the railway station.
Rayner
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
reached
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From this reading At length he reached the railway station.
road
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
saw
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
scrambling
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
servants
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
slow
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
some
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
starting
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
station
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From this reading At length he reached the railway station.
steamed
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
stepped
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
stray
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
Tamil
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
third-class
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
ticket
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
ticket-office
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
train
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From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
trammelled
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
unwonted
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From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
vociferation
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
volunteering
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From this reading He hurried to the ticket-office, and adapting his "munshi" acquired Tamil as closely as possible to the servants' patois, asked for a third-class ticket for Beypore, the clerk volunteering the information that a train was just starting.
waiting
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From this reading Rayner hurried to the platform and saw some passengers, all natives, scrambling into the carriages of the waiting train with many bundles and much vociferation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was empty save for a few stray passengers who had stepped out of a train which had just steamed in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alfred Rayner in disguise, limping over the hard road with his bare brown-stained feet, and trammelled by his unwonted garb, made slow progress.
