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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 “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
acquiesced
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From this reading Starbuck acquiesced, and smiled as one well used to the scenery.
altogether
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
attractions
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
big
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
boarded
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
Canyon
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
crowding
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
day
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
diner
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
doors
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
feasible
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From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
friend
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
get
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
horses
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From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
hotel
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
jaunt
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
late
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
like
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
luncheon
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
Maxwell's
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
meal
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
mid-day
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
observation-car
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Starbuck acquiesced, and smiled as one well used to the scenery.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
out
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
platform
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
postpone
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
proposed
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
purely
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
put
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
rear
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
ride
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
said
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From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
scenery
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
scenic
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
sight-seeing
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
smiled
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From this reading Starbuck acquiesced, and smiled as one well used to the scenery.
Sprague
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From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
Starbuck
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From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
station
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From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
superior
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
Timanyoni
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
tourists
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
town
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
train
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From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
trip
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
Truly
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
used
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From this reading Starbuck acquiesced, and smiled as one well used to the scenery.
usually
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From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
way
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
We'll
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From this reading “We’ll get to town in time for a late luncheon at the hotel,” was the way he put it; “and on as fine a day as this I like to ride out of doors and take in the scenery.”
well
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From this reading Starbuck acquiesced, and smiled as one well used to the scenery.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they boarded the train, Sprague proposed that they postpone the mid-day meal in the diner in order to ride out on the rear platform of the observation-car.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Truly, the trip through the Timanyoni Canyon was one which usually brought the tourists crowding to the rear platform of the train, but until the morning of this purely sight-seeing jaunt he had been thinking that Maxwell’s big friend was altogether superior to the scenic attractions.
whistling
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From this reading Starbuck said it was quite feasible, and by the time they had disposed of the horses the train was whistling for the station.
