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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 Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
all
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE VILLAGE AND IN THE SCHOOL.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
Bickel
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
biggest
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
Buchberg
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
buildings
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
built
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
church
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
community
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
consisted
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
cottages
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
distance
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From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
Dr
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From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
dwelling
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
elevation
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From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
enormous
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
factory
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
farms
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
few
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
fruit
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
groups
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
house
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
houses
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE VILLAGE AND IN THE SCHOOL.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
mayor
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
Mr
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
near
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
Only
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
others
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From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
out
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
peasants
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
peeped
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
principal
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
scattered
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
SCHOOL
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From this reading IN THE VILLAGE AND IN THE SCHOOL.
school-house
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
several
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
sexton's
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
slight
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From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
Stein's
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From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
street
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
substantial
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
surrounded
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From this reading Dr. Stein’s house stood quite by itself at a little distance from the others, on a slight elevation, quite surrounded by trees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE VILLAGE AND IN THE SCHOOL.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
three
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
thriving
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
town
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From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
trees
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From this reading The village of Buchberg consisted of several scattered farms, and of groups of houses and cottages that peeped out from among thriving fruit trees.
two
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From this reading Only a few houses stood near the church; the school-house, the sexton’s house, the substantial old-fashioned dwelling of the mayor of the little community, and two or three peasants’ cottages.
VILLAGE
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From this reading IN THE VILLAGE AND IN THE SCHOOL.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The biggest buildings in all Buchberg stood on the principal street of the town; these were the fine house and the enormous factory of Mr. Bickel, who had built them both.
