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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 Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
Anton
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From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
appurtenances
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
Balatka
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From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
Bohemia
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
bound
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
brides
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
bring
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
carried
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
cities
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
comfort
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
covered
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
departure
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From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
Early
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
eve
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From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
fall
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
farewell
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From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
few
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
following
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
Frankfort
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From this reading "You will write to me from Frankfort?" said Rebecca.
friend
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From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You will write to me from Frankfort?" said Rebecca.
frost
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
generally
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
ground
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
hardly
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From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
Jew
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
Jewess
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From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
leave
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
likely
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
lot
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
man
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will write to me from Frankfort?" said Rebecca.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
Nina
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From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
other
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From this reading On the eve of their departure, Nina and her friend the Jewess had said farewell to each other.
outward
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
plains
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
Prague
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
Rebecca
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From this reading "You will write to me from Frankfort?" said Rebecca.
rich
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
said
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From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
signs
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
snow
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
started
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
Trendellsohn
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From this reading It need hardly be said that Anton Trendellsohn was the man, and that Nina Balatka was his wife.
want
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
wealth
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
well
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
west
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
wife
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will write to me from Frankfort?" said Rebecca.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
world
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From this reading They carried with them but little of the outward signs of wealth, and but few of those appurtenances of comfort which generally fall to the lot of brides among the rich; the man, however, was well to do in the world, and was one who was not likely to bring his wife to want.
write
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From this reading "You will write to me from Frankfort?" said Rebecca.
year
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From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Early in the following year, while the ground was yet bound with frost, and the great plains of Bohemia were still covered with snow, a Jew and his wife took their leave of Prague, and started for one of the great cities of the west.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will write to me from Frankfort?" said Rebecca.
