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15
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
3
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
42
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
arrangements
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
attached
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From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
batteries
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From this reading It was an electric drag, with the storage batteries underneath the seat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
build
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From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
calling
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
carriage
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
Cobb
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
completed
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
construction
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
curb
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
drag
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From this reading It was an electric drag, with the storage batteries underneath the seat.
driver
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
electric
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From this reading It was an electric drag, with the storage batteries underneath the seat.
elegant
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
entrance
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
four-seated
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
front
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
horses
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From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
light
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
like
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
low
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From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
minutes
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
named
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
Occidental
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
past
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
persisted
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
raised
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
Rawolle
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From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
rear
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
sat
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
seat
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
single
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
size
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From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
small
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
sort
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
storage
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From this reading It was an electric drag, with the storage batteries underneath the seat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
There
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From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
tiller-wheel
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading It was an electric drag, with the storage batteries underneath the seat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
vehicle
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From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
very
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From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At 15:42, as Rawolle named it, but at 42 minutes past 3, as Cobb persisted in calling it, their arrangements had been completed and they were at the front entrance to the Occidental.
wheel
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From this reading The driver sat in the rear, on a sort of raised single seat, with a small wheel, like a tiller-wheel, in front of him.
wheels
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From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were no horses attached to the vehicle, which was very low in build, and with wheels of fair size.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the curb stood an elegant four-seated carriage of very light construction, with a driver upon the seat.
