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Stories in Light and Shadow
Stories in Light and Shadow

Chapter II

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But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.
Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.
But Trudschen looked grave.
“Ah!
He has new friends, this Karl of ours.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Stories in Light and Shadow

Chapter II

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.
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Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.
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But Trudschen looked grave.
Line 4
“Ah!
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He has new friends, this Karl of ours.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “He has new friends, this Karl of ours.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But Trudschen looked grave.”

Ours pronoun US /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading “He has new friends, this Karl of ours.”

Partly noun US /partly/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.”

Surprised noun US /surprised/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.”

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Ah

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From this reading “Ah!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

attitude

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

Believing

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From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

changed

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

consul

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

corporal

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From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

effect

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From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

effusiveness

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

exhibited

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

faithlessness

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From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

friends

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From this reading He has new friends, this Karl of ours.

girl

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

grave

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From this reading But Trudschen looked grave.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He has new friends, this Karl of ours.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

Karl

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From this reading He has new friends, this Karl of ours.

Karl's

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

less

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But Trudschen looked grave.

new

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From this reading He has new friends, this Karl of ours.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading He has new friends, this Karl of ours.

partly

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From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

return

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

see

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

surprisednounUS /surprised/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

taxed

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From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He has new friends, this Karl of ours.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

Trudschen

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From this reading But Trudschen looked grave.

Trudschen's

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From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading But he left on Trudschen's return, and the consul was surprised to see that, while Karl's attitude towards her had not changed, the girl exhibited less effusiveness than before.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Believing it to be partly the effect of the return of the corporal, the consul taxed her with faithlessness.