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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 Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
absolutely
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
Accompanied
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
Anthony
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
avenue
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
away
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
banyan
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
black
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
broke
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
bundles
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
Bungalow
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
carriages
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
Chinna-Sawmy
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
cimmerian
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
City
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
closely
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
compartments
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
constituted
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
crammed
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
crawled
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
dawdled
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
dry
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
Dâk
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
faint
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
fashion
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
fire-flies
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
five
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
forest
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
forlorn
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
forsaken
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
gharry
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
gloom
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
hand-cart
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
heat
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
hot
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
humble
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
India
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
insatiable
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
light
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
like
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
luggage
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
Madras
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
Mallender
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
many
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
meeting
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
miles
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
modest
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
natives
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
o'clock
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
off
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
old
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
only
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
overhead
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
packed
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
palms
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
Panjeverram
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
passion
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
place
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
placed
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
plains
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
rail
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From this reading Accompanied by Anthony and Chinna-Sawmy, his luggage and many bundles, Mallender left Madras by rail at five o'clock.
regardless
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
semi-suffocation
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
sign
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
silent
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
station
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
suburbs
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
tailer
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
temples
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
then
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
there
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
train
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
travel
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
trees
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
trundled
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
tunnel
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From this reading The luggage and bundles were therefore placed on a _tailer_ (or hand-cart) and trundled off to the Dâk Bungalow, through a great avenue of banyan trees,--so closely meeting overhead, that they constituted a long black tunnel; only a faint light here and there like fire-flies in a forest broke its cimmerian gloom.
twenty
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
usual
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From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
villages
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From this reading The train dawdled through the suburbs, then away across hot dry plains, by palms, villages and temples, till at length it crawled into Panjeverram.
waiting
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From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Panjeverram, although but twenty miles from the City was a silent, forlorn, and forsaken, old place; there was no sign of life or bustle at its modest humble station,--not even a _gharry_ in waiting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The carriages were crammed in the usual fashion; natives of India have an insatiable passion for travel, and are absolutely regardless of heat, packed compartments, and semi-suffocation.
