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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 Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
Amsterdam
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Did anybody really understand the joy of that?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
become
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
Buddenbrooks
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
consent
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
curtly
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
customary
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did anybody really understand the joy of that?
duets
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
extended
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
father
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
few
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
Frau
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
Fräulein
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
Gerda
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
given
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
Hanno's
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
health
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
holidays
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
Johann
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
joy
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From this reading Did anybody really understand the joy of that?
Jungmann
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
Kurhouse
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
little
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
make
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
now
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
old
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
once
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
play
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
previous
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
rather
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
really
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From this reading Did anybody really understand the joy of that?
rule
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
sake
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
seashore
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From this reading Summer holidays at the seashore!
Senator
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
some
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
spend
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
spring
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
summer
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did anybody really understand the joy of that?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
Travemünde
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From this reading But it had become the rule for Gerda, little Johann, and Fräulein Jungmann to spend the holidays at the Kurhouse, in Travemünde, for the sake of Hanno’s health.
trip
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
understand
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From this reading Did anybody really understand the joy of that?
up
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
visit
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
wished
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From this reading Indeed, when the Frau Senator, in the previous spring, had wished to make her old father in Amsterdam a visit and play a few duets with him, the Senator had given his consent rather curtly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
years
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From this reading The extended summer trip which had once been customary with the Buddenbrooks had now been given up for some years.
