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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 month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
alighted
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
all
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
back
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
came
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
Carroll
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
COUNTRY
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From this reading THE OLD COUNTRY.
courage
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
dejection
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
Dominion
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
effort
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
England
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
evening
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
friend
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
gathering
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
going
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
good-bye
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
heart
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
how
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
Kitty
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
loneliness
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
looking
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
month
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
north
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
Now
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From this reading Now he was returning prosperous and successful.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD COUNTRY.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
out
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
platform
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
poignant
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading Now he was returning prosperous and successful.
recollection
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
returning
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From this reading Now he was returning prosperous and successful.
said
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
sense
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
sick
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
station
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
successful
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From this reading Now he was returning prosperous and successful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD COUNTRY.
then
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
train
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
Vane
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From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
waited
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
Western
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From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A month had passed since Vane said good-bye to Kitty, when he and Carroll alighted one evening at a little station in the north of England.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It all came back to him; the dejection, the sense of loneliness; for he was then going out to the Western Dominion in which he had not a friend.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
youthful
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From this reading The train went on, and Vane stood still, looking about him with a poignant recollection of how he had last waited on that platform, sick at heart, but gathering his youthful courage for the effort that he must make.
