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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 She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
acquaintance
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
allowed
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BLOOMSBURY Mackenzie met her at the London terminus.
Bathgate
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From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
BLOOMSBURY
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From this reading BLOOMSBURY Mackenzie met her at the London terminus.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
carriage
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
coat
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From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
coming
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
composed
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
dressed
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From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
end
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
figure
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
first-class
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
go
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
got
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
hat
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From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BLOOMSBURY Mackenzie met her at the London terminus.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
importance
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
knew
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From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
like
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
likely
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
London
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From this reading BLOOMSBURY Mackenzie met her at the London terminus.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
Mackenzie
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From this reading BLOOMSBURY Mackenzie met her at the London terminus.
Mackenzie's
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
mere
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
met
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From this reading BLOOMSBURY Mackenzie met her at the London terminus.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
once
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
out
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
pretty
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From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
reached
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
saw
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
seen
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From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
shook
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
skirt
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From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
social
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
some
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
station
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From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
tailor-made
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From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
tall
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From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
terminus
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From this reading BLOOMSBURY Mackenzie met her at the London terminus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLOOMSBURY Mackenzie met her at the London terminus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
train
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From this reading She had seen no one she knew either at the station at Bathgate or in the train.
travelling
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
way
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
well
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From this reading She was well dressed, in a tailor-made coat and skirt and a pretty hat.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was quite composed as she saw Mackenzie's tall figure coming towards her, and shook hands with him as if he were a mere acquaintance.
woman
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
young
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From this reading She got out of a first-class carriage and looked like a young woman of some social importance, travelling alone for once in a way, but not likely to be allowed to go about London alone when she reached the end of her journey.
