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1886
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From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
8th
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From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
abroad
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
account
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
Ada
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
all
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
alongside
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
Annenkof
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
become
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
Boulangier
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
built
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From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
Caspian
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
considerably
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
creator
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
crossing
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
eminent
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
end
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
engineer
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
enough
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
frequently
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
friend
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
friends
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
General
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
given
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
hardly
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
honey
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
knows
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
land
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
led
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
lick
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
line
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
Major
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
matter
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
Mikhailov
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
moderate
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
months
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From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
much
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
narrative
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
new
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
Noltitz
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
opened
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From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
port
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
presentiment
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
prodigious
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
proverb
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
railway
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
read
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
recur
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
relating
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
Samarkand
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
says
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
ships
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
shorten
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
spite
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From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
station
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From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
there
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
thereby
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
three
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From this reading The station was built in three months, and it was opened on the 8th of May, 1886.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
tonnagenounUS /ˈtʌnɪdʒ/
the carrying capacity of a ship
From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
Transcaspian
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
Travelers
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
trust
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
used
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
Uzun
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From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
very
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
water
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From this reading Travelers used to land at Mikhailov, a little port at the end of the Transcaspian line; but ships of moderate tonnage hardly had water enough there to come alongside.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On this account, General Annenkof, the creator of the new railway, the eminent engineer whose name will frequently recur in my narrative, was led to found Uzun Ada, and thereby considerably shorten the crossing of the Caspian.
work
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From this reading Fortunately I had read the account given by Boulangier, the engineer, relating to the prodigious work of General Annenkof, so that I shall not be so very much abroad during the railway journey between Uzun Ada and Samarkand, and, besides, I trust to Major Noltitz, who knows all about the matter.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have a presentiment that we shall become good friends, and in spite of the proverb which says, "Though your friend be of honey do not lick him!"
