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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heribald and his Guests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they sank at once, he scolded them loudly.
cloister
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From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
danced
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
departure
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From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
Guests
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From this reading Heribald and his Guests.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
Heribald
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From this reading Heribald and his Guests.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heribald and his Guests.
hours
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
inhabitants
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From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
island
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From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
little
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From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
lonely
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From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
lord
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From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
loudly
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From this reading When they sank at once, he scolded them loudly.
master
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From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
merrily
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
much
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From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
now
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
once
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From this reading When they sank at once, he scolded them loudly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
pebbles
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
place
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From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
pleased
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From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
Reichenau
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From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
sank
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From this reading When they sank at once, he scolded them loudly.
sat
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
scolded
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From this reading When they sank at once, he scolded them loudly.
shore
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
silent
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From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
smooth
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
solitude
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From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they sank at once, he scolded them loudly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
throwing
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the little island of Reichenau, it was silent and lonely after the departure of the inhabitants of the cloister.
waves
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From this reading For hours he now sat on the shore, throwing smooth pebbles over the waves, so that they danced merrily along.
weak-minded
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From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they sank at once, he scolded them loudly.
whole
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From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The weak-minded Heribald was lord and master of the whole place, and was much pleased with his solitude.
