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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 TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
Andreas
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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
audiences
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
capitalist
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From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
confess
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
convinced
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
else
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
exploiting
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From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
felt
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
fit
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
foolish
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
forced
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
gold
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
grew
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
Hausberger
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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
highest
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
hotels
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
how
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
instructed
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
knew
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
like
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From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
Linnet
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
man
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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
money
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From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
more
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
Night
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
only
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
operatic
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
pains
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From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
penny
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
perfect
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
presence
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
properly
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
prudent
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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
said
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
sensible
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From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
she'd
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
singer
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
spare
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From this reading And in exploiting this mine, like a sensible capitalist that he was, he determined to spare neither time nor pains nor money.
stage
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
SURPRISE
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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
TAKEN
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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
trained
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
truth
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
undertakings
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From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
voice
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
weight
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Night after night, as the audiences at the hotels grew more and more enthusiastic, the truth forced itself upon his wise and prudent mind that what they said was right: Linnet was a singer fit for the highest undertakings.
wise
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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE Andreas Hausberger was a wise and prudent man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
work
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From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
worth
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From this reading She must be trained and instructed for the operatic stage; and on the operatic stage, with that voice and that presence, she’d be worth her weight in gold if she was worth a penny.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt convinced by this time that Linnet, as he said to himself—though to no one else, for to confess it would have been foolish—was a perfect gold mine, if only a man knew how to work her properly.
