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0186
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
appeared
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
Ardmore
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
Ardmore's
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From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
attached
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
box-cars
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
BROWN
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
Caboose
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
cars
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
chatting
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
conductor
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
County
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From this reading The reply of the sheriff of Dilwell County had precipitated the crisis.
crisis
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From this reading The reply of the sheriff of Dilwell County had precipitated the crisis.
day
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
Dilwell
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From this reading The reply of the sheriff of Dilwell County had precipitated the crisis.
dozen
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From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
evening
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
filled
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From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
freight
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The reply of the sheriff of Dilwell County had precipitated the crisis.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
hand
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From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
held
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From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
JUG
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
LAND
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
late
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
lay
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
locked
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
locomotive
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
lounging
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
men
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
Mr
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
near
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
number
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
observatory
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
papers
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From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
pockets
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From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
precipitated
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From this reading The reply of the sheriff of Dilwell County had precipitated the crisis.
Raleigh
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
reply
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From this reading The reply of the sheriff of Dilwell County had precipitated the crisis.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
sat
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
sheriff
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From this reading The reply of the sheriff of Dilwell County had precipitated the crisis.
southeastern
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
telegrams
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From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
Thomas
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
three
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
waited
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
watching
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From this reading The freight cars behind him were locked and sealed, and a number of men lounging near appeared to be watching them.
way
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From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Ardmore's pockets were filled with papers, and he held half a dozen telegrams in his hand.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the observatory sat Mr. Thomas Ardmore, chatting with the conductor, while they waited for the right of way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
yards
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From this reading THE LAND OF THE LITTLE BROWN JUG Caboose 0186, with three box-cars and a locomotive attached, lay in the southeastern yards at Raleigh late in the evening of the same day.
