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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 A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Volktman met his gaze with a steadfast and mournful aspect.
apartment
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From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
APPERTAINING
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From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
aspect
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From this reading Volktman met his gaze with a steadfast and mournful aspect.
astrologer
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From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
CENTURY
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From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
CONVERSATION
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From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
countenance
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
dejected
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
Englishman
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From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
entering
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From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
explanation
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
FATE
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From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
footsteps
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
gaze
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From this reading Volktman met his gaze with a steadfast and mournful aspect.
greet
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From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
happened
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From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
heard
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
HUMAN
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From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
involuntarily
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
low
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From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
Lucilla
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From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
met
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From this reading Volktman met his gaze with a steadfast and mournful aspect.
mournful
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From this reading Volktman met his gaze with a steadfast and mournful aspect.
NINETEENTH
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From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
PREDICTION
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From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
RESEARCHES
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From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
sad
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From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
seated
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From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
seem
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From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
steadfast
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From this reading Volktman met his gaze with a steadfast and mournful aspect.
stool
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From this reading On entering the apartment he found Lucilla seated on a low stool beside the astrologer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CONVERSATION LITTLE APPERTAINING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.--RESEARCHES INTO HUMAN FATE.--THE PREDICTION.
turned
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
up
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
usual
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From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
Volktman
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From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She looked up when she heard his footsteps; but her countenance seemed so dejected, that he turned involuntarily to that of Volktman for explanation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Volktman met his gaze with a steadfast and mournful aspect.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What has happened?” asked the Englishman: “you seem sad,--you do not greet me as usual.”
