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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 Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
approach
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
breathing
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
charcoal-burner
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From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
cheerful
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
death
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
departure
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From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
doing
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
fugitives
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
further
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From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
gone
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
high-road
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From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
hut
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
Jorg
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From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
lived
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From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
loss
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
made
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
Marx
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
met
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From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
mood
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
more
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
nag
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
narrow
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
nearer
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
news
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
night
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
noon
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
objected
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From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
old
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
oppressed
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
out
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
Rahel
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From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
reach
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
ready
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From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
reconnoitre
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
Rhine
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
robbed
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
room
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
sitting
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
smoke
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
stone
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
sustained
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From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
terror
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From this reading She was sitting on a stone before the hut, for the smoke in the narrow room oppressed her breathing, and it seemed as if terror had robbed her of her senses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
travelling
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From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
valley
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From this reading The fugitives could reach his hut before night, and in so doing approach nearer the Rhine valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was ready for departure, but old Rahel objected to travelling further.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marx had gone out to reconnoitre in a more cheerful mood, for the doctor had made good the loss sustained in the death of his old nag, and he returned at noon with good news.
wood-carrier
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From this reading A wood-carrier, whom he met on the high-road, had told him where Jorg, the charcoal-burner, lived.
