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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 JOURNEY BEGINS It was a five-hour trip.
aboard
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
agreeably
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From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
air
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From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
BEGINS
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From this reading A JOURNEY BEGINS It was a five-hour trip.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
breeze
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
brewing
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
burst
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
came
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
car
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
Catskills
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
changed
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From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
cooler
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From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
delightful
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
deluging
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
desire
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
dined
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
display
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
division
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From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
evening
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
Fishkill
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
five-hour
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From this reading A JOURNEY BEGINS It was a five-hour trip.
food
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
Hudson
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A JOURNEY BEGINS It was a five-hour trip.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A JOURNEY BEGINS It was a five-hour trip.
July
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
lightning
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
lively
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
meadows
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
Mohawk
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From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
night
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
noticeable
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From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
oppressive
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
Orangeville
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
rain
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
rain-soaked
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
storm
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
train
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From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
trains
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
trip
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From this reading A JOURNEY BEGINS It was a five-hour trip.
vicinity
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From this reading It burst in the vicinity of Fishkill with a lively display of lightning, deluging the Catskills with rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A JOURNEY BEGINS It was a five-hour trip.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he changed to a train on the Mohawk division the cooler air was agreeably noticeable.
window
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From this reading He changed trains again at Orangeville, and here the night breeze was delightful and the scent of rain-soaked meadows came through the open car window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He dined aboard the train with little desire for food, the July evening being oppressive, and a thunder storm brewing over the Hudson.
