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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 To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
able
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
APPEARANCES
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From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
arrive
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From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
away
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been longing for this day, so was in a splendid humor.
celebrate
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From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
coming
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From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
day
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From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
dinner
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From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
Director's
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From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
excitement
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From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
expected
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From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
festive
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From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
formally
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
guests
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From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been longing for this day, so was in a splendid humor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
house
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From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
humor
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From this reading He had been longing for this day, so was in a splendid humor.
ILLER-STREAM
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From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
important
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
ladies
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From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
lengthy
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From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
longing
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From this reading He had been longing for this day, so was in a splendid humor.
master
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From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
middle
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From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
NEW
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From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
only
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
ordered
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From this reading To celebrate the coming of his guests, the master of the house had ordered a festive dinner for the middle of the day.
receive
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
reigned
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From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been longing for this day, so was in a splendid humor.
splendid
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From this reading He had been longing for this day, so was in a splendid humor.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
stay
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From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW APPEARANCES IN ILLER-STREAM In the Director’s house in Iller-Stream reigned great excitement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had been longing for this day, so was in a splendid humor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
town
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From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
two
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From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
very
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
visitors
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
waited
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From this reading It was very important for him to start on his journey right away, and he had waited only to be able formally to receive his visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had been longing for this day, so was in a splendid humor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The day had come when the two ladies from town were expected to arrive for their lengthy stay.
