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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Went away towards Regent Street, I believe," answered the cabman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
astonishment
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
away
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From this reading "Went away towards Regent Street, I believe," answered the cabman.
bade
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
cab
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From this reading Then, jumping from the cab, he gave the man the first coin he took from his pocket.
cabman
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
Circus
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
coin
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From this reading Then, jumping from the cab, he gave the man the first coin he took from his pocket.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
down
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From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
driver
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
feet
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
fellow
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From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, jumping from the cab, he gave the man the first coin he took from his pocket.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
gave
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From this reading Then, jumping from the cab, he gave the man the first coin he took from his pocket.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
high
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
horse
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Went away towards Regent Street, I believe," answered the cabman.
Jim
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
jumping
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From this reading Then, jumping from the cab, he gave the man the first coin he took from his pocket.
knocked
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From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
led
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
man
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
more
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
nearly
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From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
once
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
pocket
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From this reading Then, jumping from the cab, he gave the man the first coin he took from his pocket.
possible
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
pull
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
pushed
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
quickly
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
recover
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
Regent
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From this reading "Went away towards Regent Street, I believe," answered the cabman.
seas
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
see
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From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
seeing
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
shutter
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
Springing
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From this reading Springing to his feet, he pushed up the shutter, and bade the driver pull up as quickly as possible.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
Street
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From this reading "Went away towards Regent Street, I believe," answered the cabman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
Then
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From this reading Then, jumping from the cab, he gave the man the first coin he took from his pocket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, jumping from the cab, he gave the man the first coin he took from his pocket.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "Went away towards Regent Street, I believe," answered the cabman.
up
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From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
way
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From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before Jim could recover from his astonishment at seeing the man whom he had been led to believe was upon the high seas, standing before him, the cabman had whipped up his horse once more, and was half across the Circus.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see which way that fellow went we so nearly knocked down?" he cried.
