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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 When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
betook
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
castle
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
DOeNNINGHAUSEN
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From this reading DOeNNINGHAUSEN OBSTINACY.
Elinor
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
familiarity
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From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
forty
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From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
Fraeulein
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
gazed
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
head
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
house
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From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
inform
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
informed
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From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
Johanna
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From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
man
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
Martin
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From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
moment
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
more
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From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
OBSTINACY
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From this reading DOeNNINGHAUSEN OBSTINACY.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
old
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From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
Otto
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From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
park
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
reached
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From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
see
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
servant
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From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
shook
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
soon
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
Squire
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From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
stables
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
steps
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
taken
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From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
then
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Martin shook his head as he looked after her, and as soon as he had taken Elinor to the stables betook himself to the park to inform Otto that the Fraeulein had returned.
understood
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
up
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
waiting
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From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
wall
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From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
wearily
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From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment she gazed at the old man, as if she had not understood him; then she replied, "I can see no one," and wearily went up the castle steps.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When Johanna reached Doenninghausen, old Martin informed her that Squire Otto had been waiting for her a long while.
white
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From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
years
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From this reading "The Fraeulein looked as white as the wall," he added, with the familiarity of a man who had been a servant in the house for more than forty years.
