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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 THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
accompaniment
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
ah
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
alp-girl
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
Andreas
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
back
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
company
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
corner
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
cows
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
cupboard
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
day
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
deal
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
Deverill's
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
duties
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
enough
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From this reading Those were pleasant meetings enough.
evenings
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
existence
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
fiddle
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
general
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
glimpses
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
Hausberger
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
helped
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
hills
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
household
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
inn
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
lame
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
landlord
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
leisure
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
Linnet
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
meetings
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From this reading Those were pleasant meetings enough.
men
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
more
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
much
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
musical
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
native
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
now
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
old
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
once
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
parlour
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those were pleasant meetings enough.
practised
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
request
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
ROBBLER
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
saw
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
season
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
sing
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
snatchesplural nounUS /snætʃɪz/
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
songs
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
special
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
stall-fed
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
summer
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From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
then
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From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were pleasant meetings enough.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
two
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
upstairs
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For now the summer season on the hills was over, and the cows had come back to their stall-fed existence, the musical alp-girl had leisure on her hands for household duties.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were pleasant meetings enough.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But in the evenings,—ah, then, the landlord brought her in more than once, by special request, to sing her native songs to Will Deverill’s accompaniment on the lame old fiddle from the corner cupboard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
work
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From this reading In the morning she helped in the general work of the inn; in the afternoon she practised much in the parlour upstairs with Andreas Hausberger and his little company.
young
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From this reading THE ROBBLER A day or two passed, and the young men from time to time saw, by glimpses and snatches, a good deal of Linnet.
