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abode
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
accompanied
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
all
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
also
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
arose
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
aunt
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
balconies
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From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
bigger
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From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
bright
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
called
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
Charlotte
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
city
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
close
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
colour
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
dearest
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
down
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
edge
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
entire
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
especially
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
find
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
friend
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
gables
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
garden
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
go
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
heroine
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
house
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
houses
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
island
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
knows
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
Linda
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
lived
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
London
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From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
loving
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
Madame
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
made
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
mansions
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From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
mercy
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
middle
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
more
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
most
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
nearest
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
now
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
nowadays
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From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
Nuremberg
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
often
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From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
only
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
Paris
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From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
Pegnitz
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
picturesque
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
red
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
remembered
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
rigid
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
river
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
river-side
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
runs
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
Schuett
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
seen
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
sense
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
sharp
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
small
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
softness
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
sometimes
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
sorrows
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
sound
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
Staubach
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
Staubach's
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
story
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
three
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From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
too
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
town
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
Tressel
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
troubles
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From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
water's
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From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They who have seen the widow Staubach's house will have remembered it, not only because of its bright colour and its sharp gables, but also because of the garden which runs between the house and the water's edge.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
widow
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From this reading The nearest and dearest friend of Linda Tressel was her aunt, the widow Staubach--Madame Charlotte Staubach, as she had come to be called in the little town of Nuremberg where she lived.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The troubles and sorrows of Linda Tressel, who is the heroine of the little story now about to be told, arose from the too rigid virtue of her nearest and most loving friend,--as troubles will sometimes come from rigid virtue when rigid virtue is not accompanied by sound sense, and especially when it knows little or nothing of the softness of mercy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet the garden was no bigger than may often nowadays be seen in the balconies of the mansions of Paris and of London.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In Nuremberg all houses are picturesque, but you shall go through the entire city and find no more picturesque abode than the small red house with the three gables close down by the river-side in the Schuett island--the little island made by the river Pegnitz in the middle of the town.
