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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 He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
allowed
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
arrived
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From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
BEATRIX
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From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
booking-office
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From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
busy
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
buying
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
carriage
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
COMES
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From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
corner
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From this reading Now she sat in her corner of the carriage, very quiet.
enquiry
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From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
finding
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he found somebody to talk to, and only joined Beatrix at the last moment.
getting
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
given
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From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
Grafton
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From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
HOME
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From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
joined
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From this reading Then he found somebody to talk to, and only joined Beatrix at the last moment.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he found somebody to talk to, and only joined Beatrix at the last moment.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
maid
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From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
minutes
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
moment
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From this reading Then he found somebody to talk to, and only joined Beatrix at the last moment.
nearly
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
Now
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From this reading Now she sat in her corner of the carriage, very quiet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
only
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
papers
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
pathetic
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From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
quiet
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From this reading Now she sat in her corner of the carriage, very quiet.
rather
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From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
sat
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From this reading Now she sat in her corner of the carriage, very quiet.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Then he found somebody to talk to, and only joined Beatrix at the last moment.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
station
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From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
talk
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From this reading Then he found somebody to talk to, and only joined Beatrix at the last moment.
ten
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
Then
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From this reading Then he found somebody to talk to, and only joined Beatrix at the last moment.
tickets
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
train
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From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
up
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From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
very
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From this reading Now she sat in her corner of the carriage, very quiet.
waiting
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From this reading She had given him rather a pathetic look of enquiry when he had first come up to them waiting for him in the booking-office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had only allowed himself ten minutes, and was busy getting tickets, finding a carriage and buying papers, until it was nearly time for the train to start.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BEATRIX COMES HOME Beatrix and her maid were already at the station when Grafton arrived.
