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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 There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
Alphonso
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
barrier
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
big
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Blaxton
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BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
breathlessly
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
bundled
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From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
came
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
Cannon
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carriage
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From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
carriages
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
clock
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
closing
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
collector
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
distressnounUS /dɪˈstrɛs/
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
doors
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
empty
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From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
enlightened
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
first-class
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From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
flying
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
gasped
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From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
gate
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
greater
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
grew
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
guard
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
guessed
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
hand
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
jumped
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From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
knew
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
Michael
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
minute
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
moved
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From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
Moya
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
Mr
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
nearer
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
nine
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
perturbation
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
preparing
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
Ralph's
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
reason
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
seen
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
shut
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From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
Sir
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
sorry
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From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
Station
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
Street
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
Sunday
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From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
There
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From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both might have been enlightened, had they stood on Cannon Street Station one Sunday morning and seen the distress of Mr. Alphonso Blaxton as the big minute hand of the station clock grew nearer to nine.
train
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From this reading Mr. Alphonso Blaxton bundled her into an empty first-class carriage and jumped in himself as the train moved.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a greater reason for Sir Ralph’s perturbation than either he knew or Michael guessed.
watch
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From this reading “Oh, I _am_ so sorry!” she gasped; “my watch stopped.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The guard was closing the doors of the carriages and the collector was preparing to shut the gate, when Moya came flying breathlessly through the barrier.
