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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 They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
all
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
amused
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
away
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
best
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
cab
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
came
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
cart
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
check
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
choice
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
city
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
class
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
complained
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
country
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
creaking
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
demands
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
destined
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
dog
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
door
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
equipage
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
first-class
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
German
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
got
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
harnessed
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
how
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
humorous
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
insult
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
kind
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
lands
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
large
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
limping
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
March
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
metallic
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
more
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
number
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
offered
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
other
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
out
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
personal
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
policeman
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
proud
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
rank
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
rattled
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
risk
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
saw
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
second
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
second-class
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
see
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
sense
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
sort
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
stands
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
station
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
stations
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
strange
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
supplies
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
team
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
traveller
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
tried
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
turnout
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From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
vehicle
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From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
view
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
wife
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From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
wise
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had got the number of their cab from the policeman who stands at the door of all large German stations and supplies the traveller with a metallic check for the sort of vehicle he demands.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
woman
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
women
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From this reading It was that team of a woman harnessed with a dog to a cart which the women of no other country can see without a sense of personal insult.
worse
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From this reading They were not proud, but it seemed best not to risk a second-class cab in a strange city, and when their first-class cab came creaking and limping out of the rank, they saw how wise they had been, if one of the second class could have been worse.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading March tried to take the humorous view, and complained that they had not been offered the choice of such an equipage by the policeman, but his wife would not be amused.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading As they rattled away from the station they saw yet another kind of turnout, which they were destined to see more and more in the German lands.
