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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 Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
arrived
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
attracted
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
brother
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
came
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From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
castle
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
Charles
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
constantly
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From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
contrary
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From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
Cross
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From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
Danube
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
daughters
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From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
days
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
distinguished
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From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
Elector
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
family
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
Ferdinand
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
Ferdinand's
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From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
fifth
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
Golden
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From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
guarded
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
guest
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From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
heads
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
Hesse
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
house
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
ill
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
increased
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From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
John
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
July
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From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
June
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
King
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
Landgrave
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
lay
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
layer
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
league
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
many
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
married
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From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
nobles
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
noise
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From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
opened
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
pervaded
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
Philip
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
Prebrunn
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
princes
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
Ratisbon
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From this reading In Ratisbon and the Golden Cross, on the contrary, the noise and bustle constantly increased.
Reichstag
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
road
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
Saxony
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
seriously
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
showed
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
Smalcald
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From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
some
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
sound
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
straw
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
there
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
thick
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From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
twenty-eighth
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
two
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From this reading King Ferdinand's two daughters were to be married the first of July, and many a distinguished guest came to Ratisbon in June.
visit
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of May, King Ferdinand arrived with his family to visit his brother Charles.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Silence pervaded the little castle in Prebrunn; nay, there were days when a thick layer of straw in the road showed that within the house lay some one seriously ill, who must be guarded from every sound.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Reichstag would be opened on the fifth of June, and attracted to the Danube many princes and nobles, but neither the Elector John of Saxony nor the Landgrave Philip of Hesse, the heads of the Smalcald league.
