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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 “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
afford
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAMP AGAIN.
alight
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
amusement
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
better
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From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
Buller
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From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
Buller's
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From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
CAMP
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From this reading THE CAMP AGAIN.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
carriage
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From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
changes
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
day
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From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
depot
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
destination
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
exceedingly
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
genuine
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
get
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From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
horses
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From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
Karasch
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From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
made
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
manner
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
off
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From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
only
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
patience
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From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
place
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
respectful
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From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
Samac
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
several
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
sir
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From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
some
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From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
sooner
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From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
sorely
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From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
stolidity
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From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
strained
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From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAMP AGAIN.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
train
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From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
unpromising
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From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Only until Karasch can get a carriage or some horses, Buller.
wait
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From this reading “Do we wait here long for the train, sir?” he asked, as if the sooner we were off again the better.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Buller’s patience and respectful stolidity were sorely strained that day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the first place I told him nothing about our destination; and when we made several changes during the journey only to alight at the exceedingly unpromising depot at Samac in the afternoon, his manner began to afford me genuine amusement.
