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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 However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I should have liked to know something more about him.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
Arezzo
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
broth-making
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From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
fellow
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
French
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have liked to know something more about him.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
hospital
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From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
inquire
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From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
liked
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From this reading I should have liked to know something more about him.”
liking
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
madness
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
miles
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
monks
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From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
more
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From this reading I should have liked to know something more about him.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading He was a mysterious old tiger.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
notice
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
off
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
old
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
only
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
out
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From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
planting
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
prisoner
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
questions
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
said
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have liked to know something more about him.”
showed
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
signs
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
smell
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I should have liked to know something more about him.”
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
tiger
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From this reading He was a mysterious old tiger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
twenty
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
vanished
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From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
vine
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From this reading However, they said he showed no signs of madness—only took no notice of questions, and seemed to be planting a vine twenty miles off.
wanted
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From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old fellow has vanished; went on towards Arezzo the next morning; not liking the smell of the French, I suppose, after being their prisoner.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I went to the hospital to inquire after him; I wanted to know if those broth-making monks had found out whether he was in his right mind or not.
