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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 Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There were reasons for and against either plan.
all
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were reasons for and against either plan.
anxious
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
aunt
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From this reading Should she first tell her story to her father, or first to her aunt Sophie?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
belonged
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
bridge
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
conduct
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
difficulties
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There were reasons for and against either plan.
father
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From this reading Should she first tell her story to her father, or first to her aunt Sophie?
father's
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should she first tell her story to her father, or first to her aunt Sophie?
fixed
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
girl
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
given
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
home
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
house
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if to her father first, then should she tell it to-night?
immediate
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And if to her father first, then should she tell it to-night?
Jew
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
Jews
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
Kleinseite
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
known
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
nervously
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
Nina
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
once
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Should she first tell her story to her father, or first to her aunt Sophie?
paused
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
plan
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From this reading There were reasons for and against either plan.
quarter
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were reasons for and against either plan.
resolution
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
rush
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From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
some
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From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
Sophie
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From this reading Should she first tell her story to her father, or first to her aunt Sophie?
story
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From this reading Should she first tell her story to her father, or first to her aunt Sophie?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Should she first tell her story to her father, or first to her aunt Sophie?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
then
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From this reading And if to her father first, then should she tell it to-night?
There
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From this reading There were reasons for and against either plan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
to-night
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From this reading And if to her father first, then should she tell it to-night?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were reasons for and against either plan.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Nina, as she returned home from the Jews' quarter to her father's house in the Kleinseite, paused for a while on the bridge to make some resolution--some resolution that should be fixed--as to her immediate conduct.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was nervously anxious to rush at once at her difficulties, and to be known to all who belonged to her as the girl who had given herself to the Jew.
