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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 This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
able
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
British
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
built
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
capricious
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From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
catch
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
Companions
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
Cromarty
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
declared
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
discomfort
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
district
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
elephant
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
endured
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
familiar
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
Fogg
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
Follows
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
forest
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
Forests
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
Francis
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
gain
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
glimpse
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
guide
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
horribly
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
howdahs
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
Indian
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
jostled
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
line
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
miles
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
Mountains
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From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
neck
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
other
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
owing
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From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
Parsee
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
paths
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
peculiar
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
Phileas
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
phlegm
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
plunged
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
process
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
provided
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
pursue
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From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
railway
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
roads
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
scarcely
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
shorten
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
Sir
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
skillful
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
spurred
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
straight
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From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
striking
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
swift
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
talking
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
trotting
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From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
true
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From this reading But they endured the discomfort with true British phlegm, talking little, and scarcely able to catch a glimpse of each other.
turnings
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From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
twenty
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From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
Venture
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From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
Vindhia
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From this reading This line, owing to the capricious turnings of the Vindhia Mountains, did not pursue a straight course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Phileas Fogg and Sir Francis Cromarty, plunged to the neck in the peculiar howdahs provided for them, were horribly jostled by the swift trotting of the elephant, spurred on as he was by the skillful Parsee.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In Which Phileas Fogg and His Companions Venture across the Indian Forests, and What Follows In order to shorten the journey, the guide passed to the left of the line where the railway was still in process of being built.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Parsee, who was quite familiar with the roads and paths in the district, declared that they would gain twenty miles by striking directly through the forest.
