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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 Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
any
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From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
arms
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
certain
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From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
companion's
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From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
darkness
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
Dunster
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
feet
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
fidgety
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From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
floods
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From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
folded
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
ignore
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From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
impenetrable
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
instincts
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From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
John
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
literature
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From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
looking
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
made
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From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
man
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
Mr
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
older
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
opposite
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
other
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
out
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From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
P
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
pensively
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
pretence
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From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
provided
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From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
railway
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From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
rain-splashed
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
reading
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From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
remarked
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From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
saloon
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
sat
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
seat
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
side
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
some
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From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
There
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From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
to-morrow
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From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
unsociable
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From this reading The young man, although he could not ignore his companion’s unsociable instincts, was fidgety.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There will be some floods out to-morrow,” he remarked.
window-pane
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From this reading The older man, with his feet upon the opposite seat and his arms folded, was looking pensively through the rain-splashed window-pane into the impenetrable darkness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although both of them were provided with a certain amount of railway literature, neither of them made any pretence at reading.
young
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From this reading The young man sat on one side of the saloon and Mr. John P. Dunster on the other.
