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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 Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
acme
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
annoyance
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From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
attendant
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From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
Austrian
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
balanced
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
carriage
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
carriages
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
comfort
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
constructs
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
conveyed
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
countries
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From this reading But oh! there is one great, one very great drawback to travelling in those Eastern countries!
coupé
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
cushioned
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
custom-house
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From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
deadly
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
drawback
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From this reading But oh! there is one great, one very great drawback to travelling in those Eastern countries!
Eastern
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
Europe
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
examinations
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From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
exceed
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
first-class
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
forty
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
frontier
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gains
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But oh! there is one great, one very great drawback to travelling in those Eastern countries!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
hour
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
hurry
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
known
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From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
learnt
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
looks
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
loses
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
luxurious
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
luxury
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
matter
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
miles
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
necessary
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From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
nicety
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
oh
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From this reading But oh! there is one great, one very great drawback to travelling in those Eastern countries!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
oriental
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
passenger's
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
prolonged
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
railway
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
railways
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
render
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
seats
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
seven
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
sins
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
softly
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
speed
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
springs
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
State
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
stay
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From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
there
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From this reading But oh! there is one great, one very great drawback to travelling in those Eastern countries!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But oh! there is one great, one very great drawback to travelling in those Eastern countries!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
travelled
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
traveller
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
travelling
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From this reading But oh! there is one great, one very great drawback to travelling in those Eastern countries!
True
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From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This is Eastern Europe, and the oriental looks upon hurry as one of the seven deadly sins; so the railways he constructs never exceed forty miles an hour, but the springs of the carriages are balanced to a nicety, and everything is done to render the passenger’s prolonged stay in the _coupé_ a pleasant and luxurious one.
very
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From this reading But oh! there is one great, one very great drawback to travelling in those Eastern countries!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
wheels
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
Whoever
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From this reading Whoever has travelled in a first-class carriage of an Austrian State railway has learnt to know the acme of comfort and luxury that can be conveyed on wheels.
worry
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From this reading Who has not known the annoyance, the worry, the bustle attendant on the necessary custom-house examinations at the frontier?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading True, that whilst the traveller gains in the matter of softly cushioned seats he loses in that of speed; but what would you?
