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1
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
beautiful
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From this reading What a beautiful and fairy-like scene presented itself to Junius Cobb!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
capital
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
Chicago
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
coats
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Cobb
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From this reading What a beautiful and fairy-like scene presented itself to Junius Cobb!
conveniences
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
depot
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
dial
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
dreamed
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
exquisite
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
fairy-like
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From this reading What a beautiful and fairy-like scene presented itself to Junius Cobb!
finish
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
glided
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
grips
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From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
huge
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
hundred
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
hydraulic
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading What a beautiful and fairy-like scene presented itself to Junius Cobb!
Junius
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From this reading What a beautiful and fairy-like scene presented itself to Junius Cobb!
lift
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
magnificent
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
moment
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
moved
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From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
noiselessly
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
out
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From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
platform
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From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
Pneumatic
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
possessing
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
presented
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From this reading What a beautiful and fairy-like scene presented itself to Junius Cobb!
proportions
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
raised
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
scene
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From this reading What a beautiful and fairy-like scene presented itself to Junius Cobb!
section
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
Seizing
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From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
sleeper
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From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
soon
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
States
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
switching
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seizing their grips and coats, the party moved out on to the platform of the sleeper.
train
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
United
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From this reading In a moment the huge train had been raised by the hydraulic lift, and was soon standing in the depot of the capital of the United States.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
Washington
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From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a beautiful and fairy-like scene presented itself to Junius Cobb!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was 1:25 dial when the Chicago Pneumatic glided noiselessly into the switching section at Washington.
workmanship
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From this reading A depot of magnificent proportions, exquisite workmanship and finish, and possessing a hundred conveniences never dreamed of in his time.
