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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 As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
back
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
beautiful
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
become
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
Bernardine
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to this remark Sally made no reply.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
came
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
carriage
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
cause
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
containing
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
curtain
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
draw
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
endure
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From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
Gardiner
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
hapless
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
head
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
home
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From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
how
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From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
Jay
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
learn
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
leave
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
made
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From this reading But to this remark Sally made no reply.
mother
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From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
nightfall
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From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But to this remark Sally made no reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
onward
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
out
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
past
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
pitiful
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
place
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
prying
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From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
put
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
reach
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From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
reached
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
remark
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From this reading But to this remark Sally made no reply.
reply
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From this reading But to this remark Sally made no reply.
roof
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From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
said
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From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
Sally
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
scene
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
sister
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From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
speeding
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
station
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
stop
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But to this remark Sally made no reply.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
tone
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From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
tragedy
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
veiled
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From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall reach home by nightfall," he said in a tone of relief.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While we leave them speeding onward, toward the place which was to be the scene of a pitiful tragedy, we must draw back the curtain which has veiled the past, and learn what has become of beautiful, hapless Bernardine.
window
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From this reading As the carriage containing Jay Gardiner and Sally came to a sudden stop, he put his head out of the window to learn the cause, and found they had already reached the station.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
wondering
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From this reading She was wondering how she could ever endure life under the same roof with his prying mother and sister.
