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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 The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
abreast
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
brake
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From this reading He turned the wheels straight and took off the brake.
came
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
car
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From this reading The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
clerk
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
climbed
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
declivity
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From this reading The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
distance
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
driver's
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engine
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
Enward
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
field
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
fifty
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
following
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
gratefully
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned the wheels straight and took off the brake.
heard
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
keeping
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
lamp
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
machine
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
men
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
narrow
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
notice-board
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
off
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From this reading He turned the wheels straight and took off the brake.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
path
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
presently
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
Reeder
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
seat
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
shivering
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
showed
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
skidded
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
slithered
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
some
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From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
sound
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
straight
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From this reading He turned the wheels straight and took off the brake.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Enward climbed into the driver’s seat gratefully, keeping some distance between himself and his shivering clerk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned the wheels straight and took off the brake.
trouble
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From this reading The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
turned
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From this reading He turned the wheels straight and took off the brake.
two
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
wake
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From this reading The machine skidded and slithered forward, and presently Mr. Reeder, following in its wake, heard the sound of the running engine.
walk
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
wheels
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From this reading He turned the wheels straight and took off the brake.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The car was on a declivity and would start without trouble.
yards
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From this reading His lamp showed him the notice-board in the field, and fifty yards beyond he came to a path so narrow that two men could not walk abreast.
