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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 It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
all
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
answer
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From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Shall we make the connection at Bondville?”
back
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
balled
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From this reading “Everything will be balled up if this keeps on.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Everything will be balled up if this keeps on.”
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
bellows
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
Bondville
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From this reading “Shall we make the connection at Bondville?”
cap
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
cape
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
caught
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
coat
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
conductor
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
connection
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From this reading “Shall we make the connection at Bondville?”
deposited
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
depot
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything will be balled up if this keeps on.”
eyebrows
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From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
fine-grained
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
forced
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
front
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
gettin
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From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
hour
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Everything will be balled up if this keeps on.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
inquiring
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From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
keeps
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From this reading “Everything will be balled up if this keeps on.”
lift
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From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall we make the connection at Bondville?”
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
mounds
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
platforms
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
porter
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
powdered
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
puffs
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
red
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
said
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From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
salt
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
seat
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we make the connection at Bondville?”
slanting
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
snow
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
some
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
started
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
steps
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Everything will be balled up if this keeps on.”
thrashed
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From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
train
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
up
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From this reading “Everything will be balled up if this keeps on.”
vestibules
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
way
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From this reading It began to snow half an hour after the train started--a fine-grained, slanting, determined snow that forced its way between the bellows of the vestibules, and deposited itself in mounds of powdered salt all over the platforms and steps.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall we make the connection at Bondville?”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Everything will be balled up if this keeps on.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even the porter had caught some puffs on his depot coat with the red cape, and so had the conductor, from the way he thrashed his cap on the back of the seat in front of mine.
worse
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From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, gettin' worse,” he said in answer to an inquiring lift of my eyebrows.
