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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 He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
afterwards
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
all
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
anticipated
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
aprons
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
arrangements
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
bell
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
bustled
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
cake
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
children
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
church
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
corn
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
count
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
crumbs
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
day
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
degree
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
destined
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
fell
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
food
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
gathering
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
get
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
getting
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
got
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
indeed
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
intelligence
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
interview
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
Lira
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
made
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
mid-day
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
mothers
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
namely
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
Nino
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
o'clock
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
occurred
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
old
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
opportunity
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
out
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
people
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
piece
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
postponement
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
predicting
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
ragged
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
ride
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
ringing
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
shown
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
some
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
sought
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
speaking
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
together
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
twelve
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From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
uncommon
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From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
very
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
Von
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
wanted
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From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was twelve o'clock when he left me, and the mid-day bell was ringing from the church, while the people bustled about getting their food.
whole
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he was destined to get what he wanted that very day, namely, an opportunity of speaking with Von Lira alone.
woman
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From this reading Every old woman had a piece of corn cake, and the ragged children got what they could, gathering the crumbs in their mothers' aprons.
worse
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From this reading He had, indeed, so made his arrangements that even if the whole party had come out together nothing worse would have occurred than a postponement of the interview he sought.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It fell out as Nino had anticipated, and when he told me all the details, some time afterwards, it struck me that he had shown an uncommon degree of intelligence in predicting that the old count would ride alone that day.
