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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 guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
acquainted
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
all
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
British
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
buried
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
byways
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
carried
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
circuitous
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
Companions
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From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
completed
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
declared
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
driver
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
elephant
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
Fogg
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From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
Forest
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From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
Francis
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
got
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
guide
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
happened
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From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
hoping
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
howdahs
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
inconvenience
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
kept
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
line
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
manner
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
miles
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
Mountains
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
Mr
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
necks
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
other
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
Parsee
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
Phileas
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From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
put
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
railroad
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
rough
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
scarcely
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
seldom
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
self-restraint
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
shaken
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
shorten
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
Showing
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From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
spoke
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
striking
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
terribly
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
traversed
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From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
trotting
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
true
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From this reading But they put up with the inconvenience with true British self-restraint; they spoke but seldom and scarcely looked at each other.
twenty
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
up
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
urged
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From this reading Sir Francis and Mr. Fogg, buried up to their necks in the howdahs, got terribly shaken by the rough trotting of the elephant, which was urged by the driver.
Vindhia
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From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
well
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Showing what happened to Phileas Fogg and his Companions as they traversed the Forest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The guide, hoping to shorten the journey, kept to the left of the railroad line, which would be carried in a circuitous manner through the Vindhia Mountains when completed.
yielded
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From this reading The Parsee, who was well acquainted with all the byways, declared that twenty miles would be saved by striking directly across the forest; so the party yielded.
