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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
agog
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
all
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
almost
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From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
Alpine
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, what do you mean, sir, by turning out a divine singer like that—I’m a musical critic myself, and I know what I’m talking about—what do you mean by turning her out to make butter and cheese in a solitary hut on an Alpine pasture?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
attacked
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
butter
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
cheese
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couldn't
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From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
cow-bells
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
critic
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custom
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
desecration
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From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
dined
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
distinguished
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
divine
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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entered
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
evening
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
fared
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
find
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
Florian
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
girl
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From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
guests
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
Hausberger
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
heard
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
Herr
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
high-flown
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
hillside
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
how
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
hut
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
It's
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From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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landlord
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
like
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Linnet
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
lonely
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mean
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moment
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
mountains
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
musical
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myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Now, what do you mean, sir, by turning out a divine singer like that—I’m a musical critic myself, and I know what I’m talking about—what do you mean by turning her out to make butter and cheese in a solitary hut on an Alpine pasture?
native
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
once
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
out
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own
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
pasture
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see
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
seen
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
sheer
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singer
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sir
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solitary
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subject
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From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
talking
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
THEORY
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
there's
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From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
tis
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
tune
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
turning
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Tyrol
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
voice
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From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
warbling
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
way
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
we've
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
Well
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, what do you mean, sir, by turning out a divine singer like that—I’m a musical critic myself, and I know what I’m talking about—what do you mean by turning her out to make butter and cheese in a solitary hut on an Alpine pasture?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
wicked
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From this reading It’s sheer desecration, I tell you—sheer wicked desecration; there’s nothing, almost, that girl couldn’t do with her voice.
wild
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
WIRTH'S
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
wish
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From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WIRTH’S THEORY In the evening, while they dined, the landlord came in to see how they fared, and wish them good appetite: ’tis the custom with distinguished guests in the Tyrol.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moment he entered, Florian, all agog, attacked him at once on the subject of their wonderful find that afternoon on the hillside.
wood-notes
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From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, what do you mean, sir, by turning out a divine singer like that—I’m a musical critic myself, and I know what I’m talking about—what do you mean by turning her out to make butter and cheese in a solitary hut on an Alpine pasture?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Herr Hausberger,” he cried in his high-flown way, “we’ve seen and heard your Linnet—heard her warbling her native wood-notes wild, to the tune of her own cow-bells on her lonely mountains.
