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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 Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
able
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
afternoon
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
all
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
bare
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
bedizened
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
Capriani
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
castle
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
caused
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
coat
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
Conceited
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
contrary
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From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
days
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From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
defined
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From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
directly
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
dirty
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
doorway
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
down
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
fancied
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
feet
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
forever
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
front
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From this reading Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern.
glanced
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From this reading Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern.
goes
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
growing
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From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
hateful
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
heel
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
inn
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
inn-parlour
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
interview
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
Involuntarily
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From this reading Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
just
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
lasted
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From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
market-place
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
more
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From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
morocco
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
nervous
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
odious
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern.
off
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
Oswald
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From this reading Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern.
overcome
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
past
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
Prague
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
produced
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
rainy
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
Rautschin
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
refuge
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
reminding
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
revolting
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
rid
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From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
road
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
Rose
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
scene
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
sensation
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
shake
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
shudder
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
slippers
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
some
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
soon
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
spectacle
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From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
spring
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
standing
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
tavern
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From this reading Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
there
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
three
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From this reading But no! for three days it had lasted and he could not rid himself of it,--on the contrary this hateful sensation was growing more defined.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
thrust
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
took
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
Tornow
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern.
unpretending
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From this reading Involuntarily Oswald glanced towards the unpretending front of the tavern.
village
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From this reading The road from Rautschin castle to Tornow goes directly through the village, across the market-place, and past the inn, 'The Rose.'
waiter
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From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Was everything to be forever reminding him of that odious scene?--In Prague he had fancied that he should soon be able to shake off the hateful sensation produced by the interview with Capriani, just as we all overcome the nervous shudder, caused by some revolting spectacle.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Conceited and bedizened, with a dirty coat, and with bare feet thrust into morocco slippers down at the heel, the same waiter is standing in the doorway, just as he stood there on that rainy afternoon in spring, when Oswald took refuge in the inn-parlour.
