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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
all
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From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
arrived
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
Atlantic
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From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
boasting
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
capital
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
certain
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Cheyenne
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
Colorado
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
crossed
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
Denver
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
downhill
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From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
eight
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
elevation
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
Evans
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
evening
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
feet
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
fifty
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
Fort
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
gold
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
Grand
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
greatest
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Incidents
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inhabitants
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
interruption
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
led
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
level
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From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
Line
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
met
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From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
mines
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
more
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
naturally
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From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
ninety-one
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
now
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From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
Pass
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
plains
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From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
proceeded
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
railroad
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
Railroads
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From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
reached
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
rich
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
Saunders
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
sea
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
silver
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
State
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
States
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From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
thousand
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From this reading Here the railroad reached its greatest elevation, eight thousand and ninety-one feet above the sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
train
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From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
Trunk
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From this reading From here the Grand Trunk Line led to Denver, the capital of Colorado State, rich in gold and silver mines, and boasting more than fifty thousand inhabitants.
United
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From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
way
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From this reading The track was now downhill all the way to the Atlantic, across naturally level plains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In which certain Incidents are told which are never met with except on Railroads in the United States.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That evening the train proceeded without interruption; passed Fort Saunders, crossed Cheyenne Pass, and arrived at Evans' Pass.
