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06
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
1
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
11
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
2
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
34
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
57
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
aided
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From this reading INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR Fortune aided them that day.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luckily, however, Jerry and Spider had already assumed their duties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
Ark
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
assumed
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From this reading Luckily, however, Jerry and Spider had already assumed their duties.
baggage
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
beguiled
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
car
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
checks
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
commercial
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
consist
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
CÆSAR
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From this reading INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR Fortune aided them that day.
day
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From this reading INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR Fortune aided them that day.
deluged
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
destination
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
duties
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From this reading Luckily, however, Jerry and Spider had already assumed their duties.
easily
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
fairly
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
fares
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
FortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR Fortune aided them that day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
hack
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Luckily, however, Jerry and Spider had already assumed their duties.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
INTRODUCING
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From this reading INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR Fortune aided them that day.
investigation
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
Jerry
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From this reading Luckily, however, Jerry and Spider had already assumed their duties.
JULIUS
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From this reading INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR Fortune aided them that day.
known
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
Luckily
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From this reading Luckily, however, Jerry and Spider had already assumed their duties.
man
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
more
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
Only
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
passengers
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
proved
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
qualms
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
rode
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
sample-cases
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
Spider
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From this reading Luckily, however, Jerry and Spider had already assumed their duties.
station
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR Fortune aided them that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Luckily, however, Jerry and Spider had already assumed their duties.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading INTRODUCING JULIUS CÆSAR Fortune aided them that day.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
three
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
Tom
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
train
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
transported
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
traveler
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
travelers
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
trunks
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From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
two
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From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
uptown
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
walked
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
well
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Tom had qualms when the man passed over two checks, but investigation proved the baggage to consist of a couple of sample-cases which could be easily transported in the car.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
Willard
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From this reading Only three passengers descended from the 11:34, of whom one walked to his destination, one was beguiled into the hack and the third, a commercial traveler well known to Tom and Willard, rode uptown in The Ark.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The 1:57 brought more fares but no trunks, while, as for the 2:06, that train fairly deluged the station with travelers and baggage.
