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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 The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
all
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
answer
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
attempts
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
awaiting
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
boy
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
climbed
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From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
coming
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From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
conversation
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
daily
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From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
Dorfli
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From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
easily
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From this reading Peter was not easily persuaded to talk.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
enter
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
failed
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
fresh
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
get
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
goats
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From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
greeted
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From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
hardly
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
Heidi
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
hut
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
kindly
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
lively
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
made
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
mountains
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peter was not easily persuaded to talk.
now
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
out
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
persuaded
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From this reading Peter was not easily persuaded to talk.
Peter
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From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
questions
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
repeating
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From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
said
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From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
silently
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
sun
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
talk
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From this reading Peter was not easily persuaded to talk.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
then
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
three
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
to-day
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From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
tried
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
two
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
up
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From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter was not easily persuaded to talk.
way
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From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So the party silently made their way up to the hut, where they found Heidi awaiting them with her two goats, all three as fresh and lively as the morning sun among the mountains.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning the doctor climbed up from Dorfli with Peter and the goats.
word
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From this reading The kindly gentleman tried now and then to enter into conversation with the boy, but his attempts failed, for he could hardly get a word out of Peter in answer to his questions.
words
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From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you coming to-day?" said Peter, repeating the words with which he daily greeted her, either in question or in summons.
