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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.