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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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Benares
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
business
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
called
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
carriage
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From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
coast
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
CONVEYANCE
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corps
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
Cromarty
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
CURIOUS
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eastern
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
FABULOUS
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FOGG
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Fogg's
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
Francis
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
Government
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The train had started punctually.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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indigo
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
join
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
master
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From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
MEANS
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merchants
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
Mongolia
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
Mr
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
now
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
number
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
occupied
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From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHILEAS FOGG SECURES A CURIOUS MEANS OF CONVEYANCE AT A FABULOUS PRICE
officers
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
officials
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
opium
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
opposite
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From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
partners
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
passenger
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From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
passengers
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From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
Passepartout
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From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
PHILEAS
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PRICE
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punctually
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From this reading The train had started punctually.
rode
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From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
seat
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From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
SECURESverbUS /sɪˈkjʊrz/
third-person singular of “secure” — get by special effort
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Sir
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
started
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From this reading The train had started punctually.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The train had started punctually.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
train
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From this reading The train had started punctually.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
way
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whist
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From this reading This was Sir Francis Cromarty, one of Mr. Fogg’s whist partners on the “Mongolia,” now on his way to join his corps at Benares.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Among the passengers were a number of officers, Government officials, and opium and indigo merchants, whose business called them to the eastern coast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Passepartout rode in the same carriage with his master, and a third passenger occupied a seat opposite to them.
