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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 Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
all
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From this reading “Ernestine, by all that's delightful!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
back
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
bridge
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Ernestine, by all that's delightful!
came
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
carriage
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
delightful
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From this reading “Ernestine, by all that's delightful!
dilatory
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
direction
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
discomfort
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
dropped
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From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
eleventh
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
Ernestine
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
exclamation
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From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
eyeglass
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From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
face
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
gesture
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
good-looking
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
Half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
hurrying
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
London
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
man
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
much
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
occupant
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
off
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
opposite
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
out
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
particularly
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
pleasure
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From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
recognised
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From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
shook
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
skirts
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
started
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
Strand
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
tall
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
that's
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From this reading “Ernestine, by all that's delightful!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
third-class
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
train
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
travelled
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
unpunctual
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stopped short as he recognised her, dropped his eyeglass, and uttered a little exclamation of pleasure.
walk
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
Waterloo
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From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
Wendermott
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From this reading Ernestine Wendermott travelled back to London in much discomfort, being the eleventh occupant of a third-class carriage in a particularly unpunctual and dilatory train.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arrived at Waterloo, she shook out her skirts with a little gesture of relief and started off to walk to the Strand.
young
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From this reading Half-way across the bridge she came face to face with a tall, good-looking young man who was hurrying in the opposite direction.
