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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COBLENZ AND COLOGNE.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
Apartments
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From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
become
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
beer
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
castles
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
COBLENZ
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From this reading COBLENZ AND COLOGNE.
COLOGNE
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From this reading COBLENZ AND COLOGNE.
dared
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
dark
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
engaged
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From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
enter
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
entertained
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From this reading Paul, Shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
especially
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
evening
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paul, Shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
Germans
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
Giant
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From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
Hotel
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From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
interesting
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
landing
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From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
looking
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
many
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
modern
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
more
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
near
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From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
observing
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
occupation
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
old
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
others
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From this reading Paul, Shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
palaces
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
Paul
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From this reading Paul, Shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
pleasantly
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From this reading Paul, Shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
Riese
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From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
see
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
shops
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
Shuffles
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From this reading Paul, Shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
some
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From this reading Paul, Shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
stories
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
streets
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
students
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Apartments had been engaged at the _Riese_, or Giant Hotel, near the landing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Paul, Shuffles, and some others found themselves more pleasantly entertained at the hotel.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
too
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
town
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
visiting
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From this reading To many of them this occupation was more interesting than visiting old castles, or even modern palaces, especially after they had become old stories.
wandered
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From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was too dark to see anything of the town, but the students wandered about the streets, looking into the beer shops, which they dared not enter, and observing the evening life of the Germans.
