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absent
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
Achensee
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
addressing
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
aspect
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
away
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From this reading "I cannot tear myself away from this spot."
back
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
blue
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From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
blueness
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
breakfast
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
can't
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From this reading "I can't leave here," I replied.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot tear myself away from this spot."
decide
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
dined
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
early
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
eternal
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I cannot tear myself away from this spot."
gave
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
get
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
go
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't leave here," I replied.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't leave here," I replied.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
Italian
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From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
Jimmie
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
lakes
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From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
leave
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From this reading "I can't leave here," I replied.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I cannot tear myself away from this spot."
new
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
only
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From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
piazza
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't leave here," I replied.
said
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
SALZBURG
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
see
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From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
seen
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From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
spirit
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From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
spot
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From this reading "I cannot tear myself away from this spot."
sun
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From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
tear
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From this reading "I cannot tear myself away from this spot."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I cannot tear myself away from this spot."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SALZBURG We had our breakfast the next morning on the same piazza where we had dined and where the early morning sun gave an entirely new aspect to the eternal blueness of the Achensee.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, you who have seen only Italian lakes, think not that you know blue when you see it, until you have seen the Achensee!
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "If you would only get back into yourself," said Jimmie, addressing my absent spirit, "you might help me decide where we shall go next."
