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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 The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
actual
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
ago
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From this reading “I left Mr. Stenson only an hour ago,” the Bishop observed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
Bishop
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
Catherine
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
Clyde
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
conversation
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
enthusiasm
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
fallen
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
few
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
hour
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I left Mr. Stenson only an hour ago,” the Bishop observed.
interest
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
Julian
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From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
late
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
later
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I left Mr. Stenson only an hour ago,” the Bishop observed.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
meet
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
Mr
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From this reading “I left Mr. Stenson only an hour ago,” the Bishop observed.
much
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
murky
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
nearly
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
Newcastle
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
observed
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From this reading “I left Mr. Stenson only an hour ago,” the Bishop observed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
only
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From this reading “I left Mr. Stenson only an hour ago,” the Bishop observed.
Orden
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From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
Pancras
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
platform
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
quarter
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
reminiscent
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
say
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
Sheffield
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
shipbuilding
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
side
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
sort
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
speeches
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From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
St
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
Stenson
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From this reading “I left Mr. Stenson only an hour ago,” the Bishop observed.
talk
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From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
three
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
train
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From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
tremendous
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
up
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
visit
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
walked
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
week
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
weeks
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From this reading The Bishop and Catherine, a few weeks later, walked side by side up the murky length of St. Pancras platform.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The train which they had come to meet was a quarter of an hour late, and they had fallen into a sort of reminiscent conversation which was not without interest to both of them.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He could talk about nothing but Julian Orden and his wonderful speeches.
work
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
yards
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From this reading They say that at Sheffield and Newcastle the enthusiasm was tremendous, and at three shipbuilding yards on the Clyde the actual work done for the week after his visit was nearly as much again.
