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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 WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
agitated
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
all
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From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
approached
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
arrive
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From this reading Everybody knew she was coming; everybody knew by what train she would arrive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who would be there,--how should she be met?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everybody knew she was coming; everybody knew by what train she would arrive.
Cliff
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
coming
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From this reading Everybody knew she was coming; everybody knew by what train she would arrive.
CROUP
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
deal
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
DOESN'T
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody knew she was coming; everybody knew by what train she would arrive.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She had written to Willy Croup, and she was very sure that everybody knew everything that she had written.
formal
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From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had written to Willy Croup, and she was very sure that everybody knew everything that she had written.
heart
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From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
hoped
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From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
how
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From this reading Who would be there,--how should she be met?
improbable
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From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
knew
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From this reading Everybody knew she was coming; everybody knew by what train she would arrive.
KNOWnounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
like
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From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
met
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From this reading Who would be there,--how should she be met?
Mrs
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
Plainton
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
platform
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
reception
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From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Who would be there,--how should she be met?
station
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had written to Willy Croup, and she was very sure that everybody knew everything that she had written.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
there
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From this reading Who would be there,--how should she be met?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had written to Willy Croup, and she was very sure that everybody knew everything that she had written.
train
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
very
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From this reading She had written to Willy Croup, and she was very sure that everybody knew everything that she had written.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Everybody knew she was coming; everybody knew by what train she would arrive.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who would be there,--how should she be met?
WILLY
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From this reading WILLY CROUP DOESN'T KNOW The next afternoon as the train approached Plainton, Mrs. Cliff found herself a great deal agitated as she thought of the platform at the station.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would be there,--how should she be met?
written
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From this reading She had written to Willy Croup, and she was very sure that everybody knew everything that she had written.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading With all her heart she hoped that there would not be anything like a formal reception, and yet this was not improbable.
