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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 He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About him at Kamakura.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
all
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About him at Kamakura.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
black
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
Contemning
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
creed
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
darkness
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
devils
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
East
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
echoing
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
electrics
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
end
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
entered
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
feel
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
fort-like
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
gigantic
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
girders
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
glimmer
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
goods-yard
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
grain-traffic
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
hall
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
handle
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
heavy
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About him at Kamakura.
hollow
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
Kamakura
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From this reading About him at Kamakura.
lama
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
masonry
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
maze
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
night
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
Northern
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
overnight
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
passengers
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
paved
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
platforms
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
Pride
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
priest
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
rails
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
railway
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
recoiling
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
released
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
said
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
sheeted
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
sizzling
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
sleeping
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
Soul
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
station
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From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
stone
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
taken
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
third-class
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
tickets
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
waiting-rooms
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From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They entered the fort-like railway station, black in the end of night; the electrics sizzling over the goods-yard where they handle the heavy Northern grain-traffic.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
whoso
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From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And whoso will, from Pride released; Contemning neither creed nor priest, May feel the Soul of all the East.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood in a gigantic stone hall paved, it seemed, with the sheeted dead third-class passengers who had taken their tickets overnight and were sleeping in the waiting-rooms.
work
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From this reading “This is the work of devils!” said the lama, recoiling from the hollow echoing darkness, the glimmer of rails between the masonry platforms, and the maze of girders above.
