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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 ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
afterward
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite dark when she awakened again.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
asleep
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
ate
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
awakened
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
beef
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
bonnet
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
bought
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
bread
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
butter
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
carriage
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From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
cheered
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From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
chicken
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
cold
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
corner
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
dark
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From this reading It was quite dark when she awakened again.
deal
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
down
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
fell
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
glistening
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
guard
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From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
heavily
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
hot
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite dark when she awakened again.
lamps
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From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
lighted
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From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
lulled
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
lunchbasket
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
Mary
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
Medlock
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
MOOR
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
more
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
Mrs
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
much
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From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
once
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite dark when she awakened again.
rain
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
sat
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
side
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
slept
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
slip
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
some
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
splashing
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
stared
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
station
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
stations
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
streaming
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
tea
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From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
up
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From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
very
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From this reading The guard lighted the lamps in the carriage, and Mrs. Medlock cheered up very much over her tea and chicken and beef.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite dark when she awakened again.
watched
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
waterproofs
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
wet
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ACROSS THE MOOR She slept a long time, and when she awakened Mrs. Medlock had bought a lunchbasket at one of the stations and they had some chicken and cold beef and bread and butter and some hot tea.
windows
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From this reading She ate a great deal and afterward fell asleep herself, and Mary sat and stared at her and watched her fine bonnet slip on one side until she herself fell asleep once more in the corner of the carriage, lulled by the splashing of the rain against the windows.
wore
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From this reading The rain seemed to be streaming down more heavily than ever and everybody in the station wore wet and glistening waterproofs.
