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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 A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
Agnes
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From this reading In the mind of Agnes nothing less than despair was supreme.
ALL
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From this reading THE WORST SCRAPE OF ALL.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
chiefly
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
companion
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
cottages
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
country
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
despair
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From this reading In the mind of Agnes nothing less than despair was supreme.
down
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
dusk
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
echoes
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
else
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
faintest
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
formed
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
gathered
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
ghosts
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
hamlet
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
junction
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
kind
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
labourers
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
less
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From this reading In the mind of Agnes nothing less than despair was supreme.
like
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mind of Agnes nothing less than despair was supreme.
missed
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
more
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
natural
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the mind of Agnes nothing less than despair was supreme.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WORST SCRAPE OF ALL.
Oswald
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
porters
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
quiet
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
railway
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
report
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
road
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
rumour
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
SCRAPE
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From this reading THE WORST SCRAPE OF ALL.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
soft
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
some
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
spread
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
supreme
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From this reading In the mind of Agnes nothing less than despair was supreme.
swiftly
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORST SCRAPE OF ALL.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
train
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
travel
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
travellers
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From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
two
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
village
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
walked
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From this reading Oswald and his companion walked down the still road in the soft dusk like two ghosts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
way
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From this reading The faintest rumour echoes a long way in the quiet of the country, and as the village was chiefly formed of the cottages of railway labourers and porters, it was natural that this kind of report should travel more swiftly than anything else.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A rumour had spread in the little hamlet which had gathered about the junction, of some travellers who had missed their train.
WORST
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From this reading THE WORST SCRAPE OF ALL.
