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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 car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
Beaconsfield
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From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
brighter
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
car
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From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
centre
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
coming
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From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
difficult
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
direction
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From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
driver
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
falling
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From this reading And snow was falling on top of this.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
frozen
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
glass
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
gloved
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
grow
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
hand
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
headlamps
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
horseman
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
lift
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
lights
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
machine
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
motionless
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
mounted
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
policeman
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
Presently
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
qualities
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
racing
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
road
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
saw
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From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
sitting
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
snow
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From this reading And snow was falling on top of this.
snowy
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
stop
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently, in the glare of the headlamps, the driver of the car saw a mounted policeman in the centre of the road, saw the lift of his gloved hand, and stopped the machine.
surface
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
There
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From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And snow was falling on top of this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
top
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From this reading And snow was falling on top of this.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a car coming from the direction of Beaconsfield.
watched
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From this reading The horseman, sitting motionless in the centre of the snowy road, watched the lights grow brighter and brighter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
wheels
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
worst
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From this reading It was not difficult to stop, for the wheels were racing on the surface of the road, which had frozen into the worst qualities of glass.
