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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 The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
accompanied
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
all
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
basket
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
begin
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From this reading On Monday evening the journey was to begin.
carried
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
carry
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
chance
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From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
children
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
clustered
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
doorstep
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
evening
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From this reading On Monday evening the journey was to begin.
fact
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From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
farewells
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
HAPPY
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From this reading TWO HAPPY TRAVELLERS.
head
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
held
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
horse-dealer
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From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
impressed
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From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On Monday evening the journey was to begin.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
mistake
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From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
Monday
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From this reading On Monday evening the journey was to begin.
mother
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday evening the journey was to begin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
other
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
portmanteau
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
Rico
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
Rico's
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From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
said
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
Sami
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
side
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From this reading Sami accompanied them to carry the portmanteau on his head, and Rico carried the basket on one side, and Stineli held it on the other.
Sils
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
Stineli
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On Monday evening the journey was to begin.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
there
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From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
thoroughly
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From this reading The horse-dealer had impressed this fact so thoroughly on Rico's memory, that there was not a chance for a mistake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Monday evening the journey was to begin.
together
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From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
TRAVELLERS
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From this reading TWO HAPPY TRAVELLERS.
TWO
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From this reading TWO HAPPY TRAVELLERS.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Monday evening the journey was to begin.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the farewells were all said, Rico and Stineli went towards Sils together, while her mother, with all the little children clustered about her, stood upon the doorstep and looked after them.
