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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 A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
anxiety
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From this reading Oddly enough, my anxiety of overnight had disappeared.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
autumn
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
back
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
brings
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From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
browns
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
cleared
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
crawling
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
detail
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From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Oddly enough, my anxiety of overnight had disappeared.
doubt
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From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
down
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
due
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From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
enough
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From this reading Oddly enough, my anxiety of overnight had disappeared.
exaggeration
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From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
fog
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
golden
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
heat
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
hedges
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
house
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
landscape
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
lay
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
local
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
London
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
loneliness
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From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
luxurious
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
miles
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
motor
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
Oddly
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From this reading Oddly enough, my anxiety of overnight had disappeared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oddly enough, my anxiety of overnight had disappeared.
off
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
overnight
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From this reading Oddly enough, my anxiety of overnight had disappeared.
painted
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
reflection
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From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
rose
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
soon
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
sped
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
spirits
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
station
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
sun
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
telegram
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
ten
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
town
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
train
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
traveled
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From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A telegram had told me to come to a town ten miles from the house, so I was saved the crawling train to the local station, and traveled down by an express.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was due, no doubt, to that exaggeration of detail which reflection in loneliness brings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
woods
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From this reading My spirits rose as I lay back in the luxurious motor and sped between the woods and hedges.
yellows
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From this reading As soon as we left London the fog cleared off, and an autumn sun, though without heat in it, painted the landscape with golden browns and yellows.
