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1866
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
25th
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
afford
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
America
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
announcement
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
apartments
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
away
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
begun
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
Bonn
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
bosom
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
buy
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
candle
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
catch
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
chance
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
courage
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
date
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
day
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
doubt
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
drop
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
father
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
flat
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
freely
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
gentle
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
Germany
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
gone
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
government
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
grief
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
hall
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
hand
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
home
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
hunting
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
Ida
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
indifferent
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
just
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
knowing
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
lived
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
lives
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
lose
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
many
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
market
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
melted
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
mother
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
mountain
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
much
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
office
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
out
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
persons
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
plucked
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
Randall
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
rather
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
rent
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
ring
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
rooms
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
saddest
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
seen
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
show
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
showed
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
steamer
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
suite
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
supper
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From this reading Ida answered his ring, for her father was still at his government office, and her mother had gone out to the market to buy the supper.
tears
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
term
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
two
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From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
university
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
up
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From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
vermiethen
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The 25th of May, 1866, was no doubt to many a quite indifferent date, but to two persons it was the saddest day of their lives.
Werner
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From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
Werners
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charles Randall that day left Bonn, Germany, to catch the steamer home to America, and Ida Werner was left with a mountain of grief on her gentle bosom, which must be melted away drop by drop, in tears, before she could breathe freely again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would much rather her mother had been at home to show the gentleman the rooms; but, knowing that they could not afford to lose a chance to rent them, she plucked up courage, and, candle in hand, showed him through the suite.
year
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
Zimmer
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
zu
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From this reading A year before, Randall, hunting for apartments, his last term at the university just begun, had seen the announcement, “_Zimmer zu vermiethen_,” in the hall below the flat where the Werners lived.
