Chapter X
A JOURNEY. Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg. July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand. Only one more day! The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
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Chapter X
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A
JOURNEY.
Great
was
the
excitement
in
the
doctor’s
house
at
Buchberg.
July
had
come
at
last,
and
the
long-looked-for
journey
was
at
hand.
Only
one
more
day!
The
big
trunk
was
packed
and
locked
and
placed
in
the
lower
hall,
ready
to
go.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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A
JOURNEY.
/ə ˈjourney/
Line 2
Great
was
the
excitement
in
the
doctor’s
house
at
Buchberg.
Line 3
July
had
come
at
last,
and
the
long-looked-for
journey
was
at
hand.
Line 4
Only
one
more
day!
Line 5
The
big
trunk
was
packed
and
locked
and
placed
in
the
lower
hall,
ready
to
go.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.”
JOURNEY
noun
US /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A JOURNEY.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Only one more day!”
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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 JOURNEY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.
big
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
Buchberg
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From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.
day
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From this reading Only one more day!
doctor's
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From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.
excitement
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From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.
go
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.
hall
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
hand
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From this reading July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.
house
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From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A JOURNEY.
July
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From this reading July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.
locked
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
long-looked-for
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From this reading July had come at last, and the long-looked-for journey was at hand.
lower
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
more
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From this reading Only one more day!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one more day!
Only
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From this reading Only one more day!
packed
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
placed
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
ready
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
trunk
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From this reading The big trunk was packed and locked and placed in the lower hall, ready to go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Great was the excitement in the doctor’s house at Buchberg.