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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 It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
big
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
came
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
clerk
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
coffee
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
compartment
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
dog
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From this reading The woman with the dog was in Number One.
doors
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From this reading Three of these compartment doors were open.
doubt
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
drink
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
dust-covered
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
early
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
end
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
European
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
Four
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
gritty
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
lavatory
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
lied
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
maid
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
Master
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
Number
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From this reading The woman with the dog was in Number One.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three of these compartment doors were open.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
one-foot-square
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
only
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Three of these compartment doors were open.
ordinary
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
original
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
other
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
propped-up-with-a-leg
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
Pullman
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
Ring
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
row
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
sitting
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
sofa
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
some
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
staterooms
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
stuffy
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
table
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
ten
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Three of these compartment doors were open.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
Three
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From this reading Three of these compartment doors were open.
three-foot
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From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
Two
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From this reading The big dog and the maid in Number Two, and the Ring Master in Number Three (his original number, no doubt; the clerk had only lied)--I, of course, came next in Number Four.
unwilling
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From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an ordinary European Pullman, some ten staterooms in a row, a lavatory at one end and a three-foot sofa at the other.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three of these compartment doors were open.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The woman with the dog was in Number One.
woman
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From this reading The woman with the dog was in Number One.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you are unwilling to take your early morning coffee on the gritty, dust-covered, one-foot-square, propped-up-with-a-leg table in your stuffy compartment, you drink it sitting on this sofa.
