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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 |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
ale
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From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
American
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Audouin
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
Bath
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From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
better
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
big
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
bitter
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From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
bun
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From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Churchill
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Colin
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
companions
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
delightfully
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From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
Don't
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
England
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From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
gaudy
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
get
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
give
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From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
glass
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From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
hour
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Just
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Lime
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
Liverpool
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
London
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
lunch
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
Mr
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Audouin nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
off
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
passengers
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
please
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From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
reached
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
refreshment-room
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
remind
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From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
Rome
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
said
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'For my part,' he said, 'I shall have a Bath bun and a glass of ale.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
St
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Station
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
steamer
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Street
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
three
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
two
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
up
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
waiting
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
We'd
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From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
week
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From this reading |Just a week after Colin Churchill reached Rome, three passengers by an American steamer stood in the big gaudy refreshment-room at Lime Street Station, Liverpool, waiting for the hour for the up express to start for London.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They remind one so delightfully of England, Will you give me a glass of bitter, please.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'We'd better have a little lunch before we get off,' St in Churchill said to his two companions, 'Don't you think so, Mr. Audouin?'
