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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 minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How soon do you wish to know the result?” asked the man of chemicals.
bag
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
building
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
carriage
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
chemicals
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chemist
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From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
Chief
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
component
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
conducted
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From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How soon do you wish to know the result?” asked the man of chemicals.
Feltz
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
few
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
filled
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
front
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
Graubenstrasse
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
handed
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
Herr
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
How
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From this reading “How soon do you wish to know the result?” asked the man of chemicals.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
inner
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From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
Jennie
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How soon do you wish to know the result?” asked the man of chemicals.
leaving
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
man
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From this reading “How soon do you wish to know the result?” asked the man of chemicals.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
mixture
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
obliged
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
package
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
paper
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
parts
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
possible
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From this reading “As soon as possible,” replied Jennie.
private
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From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as possible,” replied Jennie.
result
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room
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From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
said
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From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
shop
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
soon
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From this reading “How soon do you wish to know the result?” asked the man of chemicals.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
Treasury
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
waited
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From this reading The great chemist himself waited upon them and conducted them to an inner and private room.
wide
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From this reading A few minutes after leaving the Treasury building the carriage of the Chief stopped in front of the shop of Herr Feltz in the wide Graubenstrasse.
wish
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From this reading “How soon do you wish to know the result?” asked the man of chemicals.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I should be obliged to you if you would tell me the component parts of the mixture in this package,” said Jennie, as she handed the filled paper bag to the chemist.
