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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 MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
angry
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
back
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before his eyes there was a mist.
black
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
boots
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
carriage
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
corner
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
cry
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
delicate
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From this reading In his eyes was the light of vivid fear, his delicate mouth was twitching still with excitement.
door
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
ears
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excitement
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From this reading In his eyes was the light of vivid fear, his delicate mouth was twitching still with excitement.
exhausted
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
eyes
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From this reading In his eyes was the light of vivid fear, his delicate mouth was twitching still with excitement.
fear
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frayed
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
guard
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
hastily-opened
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
HURRY
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
lay
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
leap
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
light
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From this reading In his eyes was the light of vivid fear, his delicate mouth was twitching still with excitement.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
mist
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From this reading Before his eyes there was a mist.
mouth
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From this reading In his eyes was the light of vivid fear, his delicate mouth was twitching still with excitement.
mud
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
nails
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
panting
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
porters
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
rang
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
seat
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
shouting
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
splashed
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his eyes was the light of vivid fear, his delicate mouth was twitching still with excitement.
studded
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
there
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
tingled
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
trousers
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
twitching
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From this reading In his eyes was the light of vivid fear, his delicate mouth was twitching still with excitement.
veins
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From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
vivid
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From this reading In his eyes was the light of vivid fear, his delicate mouth was twitching still with excitement.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
wet
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From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
white-faced
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From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO WAS IN A HURRY He lay back in a corner seat of the carriage, panting, white-faced, exhausted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His clumsy boots, studded with nails, were wet, and his frayed black trousers were splashed with mud.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In his ears there rang yet the angry cry of the guard, the shouting of porters, the excitement of that leap through the hastily-opened carriage door tingled yet in his veins.
