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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 I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
arranged
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
arrive
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From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
bank
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From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
charming
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From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
cheap
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From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
circumstances
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From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
conclusion
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From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
day
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
dexteritynounUS /dɛkˈstɛrəti/
skill in using the hands or body in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
duties
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
feel
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From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
Frankfort
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From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
friends
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
Fritz
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From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
furniture
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
how
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From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
impossible
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From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
indeed
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From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
lodgings
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From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
management
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
Minna
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
Minna's
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
mother
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
neat
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
occupied
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
office
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
out
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
pay
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
place
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From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
promised
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
quarter
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From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
river
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From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
scrupulously
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
seen
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From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
shabbiness
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
shown
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
sitting-room
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
squalid
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From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
stole
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
straitened
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From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
suburban
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From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their lodgings were in the cheap suburban quarter of Frankfort on the left bank of the river.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
two
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
unworthy
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From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
visit
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From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible not to arrive at the conclusion that they were indeed in straitened circumstances.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On the afternoon of the next day, while my two good friends were still occupied by the duties of the office, I stole out to pay my promised visit to Minna and Minna's mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everything was scrupulously neat, and the poor furniture was arranged with taste--but no dexterity of management could disguise the squalid shabbiness of the sitting-room into which I was shown.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I could not help thinking how distressed Fritz would feel, if he could have seen his charming Minna in a place so unworthy of her as this.
