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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 Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
Andreas's
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
boat-keeper
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From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
boy
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From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
came
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
certainly
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
Christians
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
companion
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
confess
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
crossed
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was to be done?
doubtful
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
dwelt
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
eagerly
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
else
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
ferried
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From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
go
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
heed
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
knew
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
knowledge
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
labyrinth
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
lake
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From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
lead
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
lost
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
Melissa
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
Nubian
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From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
obliged
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
off
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
other
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
out
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
paid
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
perfect
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
road
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
seen
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
shore
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
small
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
soon
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From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
street
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
streets
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
surely
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
taken
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
talking
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
temple
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Nubian boat-keeper and his boy had soon ferried them across the lake.
then
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
town
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
trusted
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From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
turned
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From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
way
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From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was to be done?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Still, even as she went on, she began to be doubtful whether she had taken the right one; and when she came out by a small temple, which she certainly had not seen before, she knew not which way to go, for the streets here crossed each other in a perfect labyrinth, and she was soon obliged to confess to her companion that she had lost her road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Melissa and her companion then turned off from the shore into a street which must surely lead into that where the Christians dwelt.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading In the morning she had trusted herself to Andreas's knowledge of the town, and while talking eagerly to him had paid no heed to anything else.
