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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 obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
Barbara
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
Baron
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
Blombergs
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
deemed
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
Dr
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From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
enough
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From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
following
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
future
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.
happiest
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
Hiltner's
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From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
home
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
how
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
knight
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
like
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
liking
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From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
longed
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
Malfalconnet
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
met
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
mortals
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
obeyed
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From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
old
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From this reading "Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.
opening
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
pace
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
parted
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From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.
prospect
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
rapid
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
rooms
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
showed
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From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
stairs
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
Then
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From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
up
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
Ursel
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From this reading "Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he went home at a rapid pace, for he longed to tell Barbara how fair a prospect for their future was opening before him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
whoever
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
Wolf
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From this reading "Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
yesterday
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From this reading She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
young
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From this reading But whoever had met the young knight the following morning, as he went up the stairs to the Blombergs' rooms, would have deemed him, like Baron Malfalconnet, the happiest of mortals.
