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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 The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
accepted
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
admission
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
baggage
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
became
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
beer-hall
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
bribe
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
cap
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
companion
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
detained
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
doorway
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
East
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
explanation
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
fugitives
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
grand
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
Harmonista
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
indeed
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
Indian
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was she who was spokesman throughout.
lady
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
liberally
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
man
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
manager
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
metal-bound
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
Munich
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
musical
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
obsequious
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
officials
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
paid
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
parts
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
personage
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
photograph
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
play-actors
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
pliant
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
poorly
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
railway
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
REPARATION
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From this reading REPARATION.
said
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
seen
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
servants
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From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was she who was spokesman throughout.
spokesman
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From this reading It was she who was spokesman throughout.
station-master
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading It was she who was spokesman throughout.
uniform
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
very
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
waiter
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From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was she who was spokesman throughout.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fortunately for the fugitives, the poorly paid railway officials in these parts are the obsequious servants of those who liberally bribe.
wise
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From this reading She said that she and her companion were play-actors and that their baggage was detained by a cruel manager of a Munich musical beer-hall; this was a wise admission as the man might have seen her at the Harmonista, or, at least, her photograph in the doorway.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The station-master, though a very grand personage, indeed, in his uniform and metal-bound cap, became pliant as an East Indian waiter and accepted without question the explanation of the lady.
