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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 freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
ago
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
alike
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
all
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From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
almost
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From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
Arnau
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
broad
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
brooded
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
children
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
close
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
coach
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
companion
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
contemplating
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
Count
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
death
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From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
distance
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
down
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
Eugen
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
fields
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From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
freshness
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
front
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
garden
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
girl
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
group
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
guests
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
half-an-hour's
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
heat
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
hot
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
hour
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
house
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
inn
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
June
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
lay
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
man
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
midday
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
narrow
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
nearly
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From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
now
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
old
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
oppressive
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
people
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From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
playing
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
present
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
put
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
Reinert
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
room
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
sat
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
sauntered
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
scene
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
Schloss
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
seen
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
stage
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
street
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
sun
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
sunshine
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
thoughtfully
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From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
travellers
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
untroubled
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From this reading No one was to be seen, save a group of children, playing in the broad village street, untroubled by the hot sunshine.
village
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From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The freshness of the morning was over, and the heat of a midday sun in June brooded over the village, which lay about half-an-hour's distance from the Schloss, where Count Arnau and Eugen Reinert were at present guests.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading The narrow, close, room of the inn seemed oppressive to both alike; the old man sat in the little garden behind the house, whilst his companion had sauntered to the front, and was now thoughtfully contemplating the scene around her.
work
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From this reading The village lay almost as still as death, the people were nearly all at work in the fields.
young
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From this reading The stage coach, which had passed through an hour ago, had put down travellers, an old gentleman and a young girl.
