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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 A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.
business
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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
busy
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
came
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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
CARLISLE
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From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.
cars
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
city
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
Druids
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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
energy
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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
EVENING
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From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.
evidences
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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
Frank
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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
glancing
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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
Gray
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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
Harper
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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
Jolly
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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
Lewis
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
lines
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
looking
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
Man
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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
many
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
Master
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
Merry
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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
railway
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
RAINY
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From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.
Romans
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From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
said
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
station
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From this reading "Carlisle?" asked Frank Gray, glancing at the evidences of business energy about the station.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
STORY
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From this reading A RAINY EVENING STORY AT CARLISLE.
terminus
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From this reading "Carlisle!" said Master Lewis, as the cars stopped at a busy looking city, the terminus of many lines of railway.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Druids and Romans.--The Story of the Jolly Harper Man.--"When first I came to Merry Carlisle."