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Berlin and Sans-Souci
Berlin and Sans-Souci

Chapter XXI

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THE STUDENT LUPINUS.
Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.
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Berlin and Sans-Souci

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE STUDENT LUPINUS.
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Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.
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He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.
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His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.
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His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.”

Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.”

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.”

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alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

Berlin

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From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

bloodless

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

brow

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

covered

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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

dark

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

deeply-sunken

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

encircled

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

eyes

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

firmly

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

folios

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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

hand

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

lips

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

LUPINUS

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From this reading THE STUDENT LUPINUS.

mental

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

met

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From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

outward

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

pale

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

paler

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From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

pressed

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

quiet

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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

rested

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

rings

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

room

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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

sat

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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

sign

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

small

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

STUDENT

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From this reading THE STUDENT LUPINUS.

suffering

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE STUDENT LUPINUS.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

thinner

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From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

together

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

transparently

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

usual

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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

usually

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From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading His deeply-sunken eyes were encircled with those dark rings which are usually the outward sign of mental suffering.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He was thinner and paler than when we first met him in Berlin.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

white

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From this reading His bloodless lips were firmly pressed together, and the small hand, upon which his pale brow rested, was transparently thin and white.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

writing-table

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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.

Young

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From this reading Young Lupinus sat quiet and alone, as was usual with him, in his room, before his writing-table, which was covered with books and folios.