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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
afterwards
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
All
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
apartments
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That something had happened was as clear as day.
asking
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
autumn
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From this reading Next morning brought inclement autumn weather.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
bore
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning brought inclement autumn weather.
Brunneck
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
bushes
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
castle
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
cheerfulness
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
clear
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From this reading That something had happened was as clear as day.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
day
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From this reading That something had happened was as clear as day.
disturbance
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
drizzling
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
Ettersberg
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
evidences
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
flowers
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
Fog
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
frost
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
happened
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
heads
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
house
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
inclement
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From this reading Next morning brought inclement autumn weather.
landscape
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
master
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
moment
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning brought inclement autumn weather.
mother's
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning brought inclement autumn weather.
nipping
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
obscured
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
other
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
perfect
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
possibly
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
rain
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From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
reigned
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
servants
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
shortly
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading That something had happened was as clear as day.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That something had happened was as clear as day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fog and drizzling rain obscured the landscape, and bushes and flowers bore evidences of the first nipping frost.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
there
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
together
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From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
union
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
visitors
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That something had happened was as clear as day.
weather
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From this reading Next morning brought inclement autumn weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All the Ettersberg servants had their heads together, and were asking each other what could possibly have happened.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
young
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From this reading But the afternoon before, when the visitors from Brunneck had been at the castle, perfect union and cheerfulness had reigned; but shortly afterwards, from the moment the young master had left his mother's apartments, there had been disturbance throughout the house.
