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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 How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
Alpine
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
Anthony
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
beast
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From this reading How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
brooding
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
chased
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From this reading How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
couch
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
dreary
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FLIGHT.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
future
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
grave
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From this reading How long would he have to remain herein his open grave?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
hand
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How long would he have to remain herein his open grave?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
head
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
height
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
herein
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From this reading How long would he have to remain herein his open grave?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
How
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From this reading How long would he have to remain herein his open grave?
howled
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
hut
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
lamp
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
leaning
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
lighted
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
like
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From this reading How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
listened
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
lone
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From this reading How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
lonely
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How long would he have to remain herein his open grave?
loudly
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
mountain
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mournfully
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
musingly
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
near
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
Ober-Peischlag
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading How long would he have to remain herein his open grave?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
pine
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
remain
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From this reading How long would he have to remain herein his open grave?
sat
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
shook
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
sleep
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
storm
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
straw
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
table
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From this reading He had lighted his lamp, and sat musingly at the pine table, leaning his head on his hand, and brooding mournfully over his dreary future.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLIGHT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
to-night
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
unable
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
village
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
Wallner
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From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Anthony Wallner sat in his lonely Alpine hut on the height near the village of Ober-Peischlag, and listened to the storm, which howled so loudly to-night that the but shook and he was unable to sleep on his couch of straw.
wild
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From this reading How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How long would he have to remain herein his open grave?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading How lone would he be chased yet, like a wild beast, from mountain to mountain?
