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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 few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
artisans
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From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
asleep
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
bedrooms
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From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
Blue
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
chairs
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
condition
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
down
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
few
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From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
floor
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From this reading Some of the strollers were lying on the floor with their knapsacks under their heads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
gone
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From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
guests
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From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
head
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
heads
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From this reading Some of the strollers were lying on the floor with their knapsacks under their heads.
heaps
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
inmates
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
knapsacks
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From this reading Some of the strollers were lying on the floor with their knapsacks under their heads.
Kuni
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
lingering
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From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
lying
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From this reading Some of the strollers were lying on the floor with their knapsacks under their heads.
merchants
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From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
Most
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
musicians
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From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
obliged
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From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
ordered
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From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
others
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From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
permit
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
Pike
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
raised
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
richer
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From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
several
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From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
share
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From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
Some
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From this reading Some of the strollers were lying on the floor with their knapsacks under their heads.
soon
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
straw
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
strollers
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From this reading Some of the strollers were lying on the floor with their knapsacks under their heads.
sufferer's
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
surveyed
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
taproom
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of the strollers were lying on the floor with their knapsacks under their heads.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
travelling
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From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
turned
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Some of the strollers were lying on the floor with their knapsacks under their heads.
upside
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From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Most of them were already asleep on heaps of straw, which were raised at the head by chairs turned upside down.
window
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From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
wine
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From this reading A few of the musicians were still lingering over the wine which the travelling merchants and artisans had ordered for them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The richer guests had gone to the bedrooms, which, however, they were obliged to share with several others.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As soon as the sufferer's condition would permit, Kuni left her, went to the window of the taproom in The Blue Pike, and surveyed its inmates.
