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1863
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
19
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
24th
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
alarm
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From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
behindhand
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet.
city
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
concluded
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
cooked
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From this reading "Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
dining-room
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From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
dinner
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
disturbance
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From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
door
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From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
Hamburg
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
house
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
hungry
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From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
impatient
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From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet.
just
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
Königstrasse
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
Liedenbrock
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
likely
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From this reading "Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
M
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From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
Martha
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
men
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From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
most
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From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
much
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet.
now
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From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
oldest
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
only
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
opening
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From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
oven
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
portion
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
Professor
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
put
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
rushed
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
said
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From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
soon
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From this reading "M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half opening the dining-room door.
streets
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
two
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From this reading "Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet.
uncle
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From this reading On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
very
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From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the dinner had only just been put into the oven.
Well
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From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it is not two yet.
