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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 On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
all
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
any
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From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
aunt
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
Balatka
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
bed
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
belonging
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From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
came
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
cared
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From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
comfort
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
daughter
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
day
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
days
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
effect
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
exert
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
expected
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
father
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
got
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
indeed
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From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
Jewish
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From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
kind
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From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
Kleinseite
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
known
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From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
love
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
loved
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
marriage
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From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
mean
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
much
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From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
Nina
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
Nina's
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
now
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
old
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
out
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
own
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From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
perhaps
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From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
prejudice
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From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
religious
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From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
simply
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
story
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From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
strong
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From this reading He had no strong religious prejudice of his own, nor indeed had he strong feeling of any kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the mean time Nina had told the story of her love to her father, and the effect on Balatka had simply been that he had not got out of his bed since.
unable
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
visit
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
well
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
wished
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
world
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For himself he would have cared, perhaps, but little as to the Jewish marriage, had he not known that those belonging to him would have cared so much.
younger
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From this reading He loved his daughter, and wished her well; but even for her he had been unable to exert himself in his younger days, and now simply expected from her hands all the comfort which remained to him in this world.
Zamenoy
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
Ziska
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From this reading On the third day after Nina's visit to her aunt, Ziska Zamenoy came across to the Kleinseite on a visit to old Balatka.
