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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 "Not a Britisher to be seen--or scarcely!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Not a Britisher to be seen--or scarcely!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
bit
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From this reading Well, I can do without 'em for a bit!"
bore
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
Britisher
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From this reading "Not a Britisher to be seen--or scarcely!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, I can do without 'em for a bit!"
college
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
courage
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
crowded
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
dining-room
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, I can do without 'em for a bit!"
em
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From this reading Well, I can do without 'em for a bit!"
emptied
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
English
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
Englishman
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
Englishman's
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, I can do without 'em for a bit!"
general
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
German
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
German's
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
hall
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
hotel
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I can do without 'em for a bit!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
just
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
knowledge
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
leisurely
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
like
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
manners
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
matches
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
meal
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
mid-day
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
modified
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
near
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
neighbour
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a Britisher to be seen--or scarcely!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
offered
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
opinion
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Not a Britisher to be seen--or scarcely!
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
pockets
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
possessed
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
quick
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
remarks
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
response
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
salon
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
scarcely
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From this reading "Not a Britisher to be seen--or scarcely!
searching
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
seeing
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
seen
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From this reading "Not a Britisher to be seen--or scarcely!
shaped
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
shower
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
sitting
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
smile
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
some
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
splashing
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
survey
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
tall
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not a Britisher to be seen--or scarcely!
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
two
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
Tyrolese
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using
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
vain
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From this reading Meanwhile a German, sitting near, seeing that his tall neighbour had been searching his pockets in vain for matches, offered some.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
weather
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
Well
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From this reading Well, I can do without 'em for a bit!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Well, I can do without 'em for a bit!"
witness
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From this reading The Englishman's quick smile in response modified the German's general opinion of English manners, and the two exchanged some remarks on the weather--a thunder shower was splashing outside--remarks which bore witness at least to the Englishman's courage in using such knowledge of the German tongue as he possessed.
words
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From this reading And the Englishman whose mind shaped these words continued his leisurely survey of the crowded salon of a Tyrolese hotel, into which a dining-room like a college hall had just emptied itself after the mid-day meal.
