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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
away
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
booking
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
came
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
chair
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
continuously
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From this reading Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously.
day
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
departure
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted.
Detton
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
dreary
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
drizzling
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From this reading Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously.
earlier
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
embers
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
fell
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From this reading Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously.
fire
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
flickering
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From this reading Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously.
flinty
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From this reading Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
gas-lamps
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From this reading Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted.
lamp
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
latter
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From this reading "No passengers to-night, seemingly," the latter remarked to his subordinate.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted.
Magna
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
master
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
more
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
near
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
night
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No passengers to-night, seemingly," the latter remarked to his subordinate.
northwards
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
office
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
out
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
passengers
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From this reading "No passengers to-night, seemingly," the latter remarked to his subordinate.
platform
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From this reading Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted.
porter
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
possible
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
presented
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
railway
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
rain
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From this reading Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously.
remarked
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From this reading "No passengers to-night, seemingly," the latter remarked to his subordinate.
room
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
sat
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
seemingly
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From this reading "No passengers to-night, seemingly," the latter remarked to his subordinate.
smoky
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
smouldering
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
station
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
strip
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From this reading Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted.
subordinate
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From this reading "No passengers to-night, seemingly," the latter remarked to his subordinate.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
three
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From this reading Around the three flickering gas-lamps the drizzling rain fell continuously.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
to-night
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From this reading "No passengers to-night, seemingly," the latter remarked to his subordinate.
train
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From this reading The railway station at Detton Magna presented, if possible, an even more dreary appearance than earlier in the day, as the time drew near that night for the departure of the last train northwards.
turned
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
utterly
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From this reading Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its long strip of flinty platform was utterly deserted.
weary
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
wicket
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
window
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
yawning
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From this reading The weary porter came yawning out of his lamp room into the booking office, where the station master sat alone, his chair turned away from the open wicket window to the smouldering embers of the smoky fire.
