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Barbara Blomberg — Volume 04
Barbara Blomberg — Volume 04

Chapter I

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"Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.
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.
He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
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.
She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.
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Barbara Blomberg — Volume 04

Chapter I

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.
Line 2
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.
Line 3
He had obeyed Dr. Hiltner's summons, and remained a long time with him.
Line 4
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.
Line 5
She had showed her liking for him plainly enough yesterday when they parted.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /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.”

Fair noun US /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.”

Have auxiliary verb US /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.”

Long noun US /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.”

Morning noun US /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.”

Plainly noun US /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.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Poor Wolf!" old Ursel had exclaimed.”

Remained noun US /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.”

Summons noun US /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.”

Tell noun US /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.”

Time noun US /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.”

Went noun US /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.”

Would modal verb US /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.”

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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

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

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

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

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.