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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 Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
all
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
arrived
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
away
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
caught
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
Colonel
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
companions
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
crow
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
cursed
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
father
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
few
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
Fieka
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
Fieka's
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
field
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
Heinrich
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
Heinrich's
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
here
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
Herr
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
How
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
looked
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
mill-shed
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
Miller
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
moments
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There's my father," said she to Heinrich.
obliged
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
pass
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
people
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
ploughed
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
Rathsherr
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
replied
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
right
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
round
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
said
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From this reading "There's my father," said she to Heinrich.
sat
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
sides
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
sight
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
then
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
There's
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From this reading "There's my father," said she to Heinrich.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
turn
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
up
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
we'll
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
Well
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From this reading "Well, then," he replied, "we'll turn up here to the right of the pass, towards the ploughed field.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
Why
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
Windmill-hill
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From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
wished
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From this reading Why the Herr Rathsherr cursed all thin people; and the Miller wished he were a crow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Fieka and Heinrich arrived at the Windmill-hill, she looked round on all sides, and, in a few moments, caught sight of her father as he sat with his companions under the mill-shed.
words
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From this reading How the Colonel was obliged to turn away at Fieka's words, and Fieka at Heinrich's.
