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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 Finally, a great thing came to pass.
accident
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
arc
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
becomes
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
cab
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
calculation
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
came
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From this reading Finally, a great thing came to pass.
cannon
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
crisis
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
describe
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
device
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
expanse
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
Finally
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From this reading Finally, a great thing came to pass.
finds
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
flight
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
going
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From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally, a great thing came to pass.
hansom
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
horse
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
ice
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
imagined
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
incline
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
kind
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
like
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
making
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
man
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
masterly
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
met
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
paid
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
pass
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From this reading Finally, a great thing came to pass.
pavement
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
privilege
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
proceeding
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
projectile
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
rain
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
rapid
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From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
really
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
serving
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
sharp
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
shillings
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From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
shone
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
there
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From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally, a great thing came to pass.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally, a great thing came to pass.
top
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
trot
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From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
tumble
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From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It looked to me as if there was going to be a tumble.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The cab horse, proceeding at a sharp trot, found himself suddenly at the top of an incline, where through the rain the pavement shone like an expanse of ice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In an accident of such a kind a hansom becomes really a cannon in which a man finds that he has paid shillings for the privilege of serving as a projectile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was making a rapid calculation of the arc that I would describe in my flight, when the horse met his crisis with a masterly device that I could not have imagined.
