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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 *CHAPTER V* *THE HOME-COMING* Weary, a little dazed, the three travellers stood up, collecting rugs and wraps, and moved to the rail, watching the bustle of disembarkation.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading *CHAPTER V* *THE HOME-COMING* Weary, a little dazed, the three travellers stood up, collecting rugs and wraps, and moved to the rail, watching the bustle of disembarkation.
boat
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boys
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brightly-lit
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bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading *CHAPTER V* *THE HOME-COMING* Weary, a little dazed, the three travellers stood up, collecting rugs and wraps, and moved to the rail, watching the bustle of disembarkation.
CHAPTER
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collecting
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the township of Cuninghame seemed to have come to meet the boat; the wharf was crowded, fishermen and labourers mingling with gaily-dressed visitors—boys in flannels, and girls in pretty frocks.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
crowded
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Cuninghame
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darkness
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dazed
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disembarkation
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doors
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else
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
fishermen
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flannels
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forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom Macleod leaned forward, scanning the throng intently.
friend
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frocks
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From this reading Most of the township of Cuninghame seemed to have come to meet the boat; the wharf was crowded, fishermen and labourers mingling with gaily-dressed visitors—boys in flannels, and girls in pretty frocks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
gaily-dressed
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girls
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greater
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Most of the township of Cuninghame seemed to have come to meet the boat; the wharf was crowded, fishermen and labourers mingling with gaily-dressed visitors—boys in flannels, and girls in pretty frocks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
HOME-COMING
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Most of the township of Cuninghame seemed to have come to meet the boat; the wharf was crowded, fishermen and labourers mingling with gaily-dressed visitors—boys in flannels, and girls in pretty frocks.
intently
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
labourers
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leaned
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light
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Macleod
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meet
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mingling
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Most
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moved
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Mr
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From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading *CHAPTER V* *THE HOME-COMING* Weary, a little dazed, the three travellers stood up, collecting rugs and wraps, and moved to the rail, watching the bustle of disembarkation.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
pretty
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From this reading Most of the township of Cuninghame seemed to have come to meet the boat; the wharf was crowded, fishermen and labourers mingling with gaily-dressed visitors—boys in flannels, and girls in pretty frocks.
rail
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rugs
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scanning
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From this reading Tom Macleod leaned forward, scanning the throng intently.
see
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From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the township of Cuninghame seemed to have come to meet the boat; the wharf was crowded, fishermen and labourers mingling with gaily-dressed visitors—boys in flannels, and girls in pretty frocks.
Smith
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading *CHAPTER V* *THE HOME-COMING* Weary, a little dazed, the three travellers stood up, collecting rugs and wraps, and moved to the rail, watching the bustle of disembarkation.
store
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From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
streamed
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From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
street
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From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading *CHAPTER V* *THE HOME-COMING* Weary, a little dazed, the three travellers stood up, collecting rugs and wraps, and moved to the rail, watching the bustle of disembarkation.
three
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throng
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throwing
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From this reading Across the street from the wharf, light streamed from the open doors of a brightly-lit store, throwing everything else into greater darkness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tom
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township
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travellers
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up
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V
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visitors
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Most of the township of Cuninghame seemed to have come to meet the boat; the wharf was crowded, fishermen and labourers mingling with gaily-dressed visitors—boys in flannels, and girls in pretty frocks.
watching
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Weary
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wharf
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wish
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From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Most of the township of Cuninghame seemed to have come to meet the boat; the wharf was crowded, fishermen and labourers mingling with gaily-dressed visitors—boys in flannels, and girls in pretty frocks.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading "I wish I could see my worthy friend, Mr. Smith," he muttered.
wraps
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