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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 mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
all
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
appeared
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
BARON
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------- July.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
Civitella
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
completing
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From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
COUNT
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------- July.
divert
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
eighth
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
F
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------- July.
follows
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
Ghost-Seer
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
give
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
given
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From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
happened
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
idea
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From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
incident
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
infuses
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
intended
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
July
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------- July.
lively
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
lost
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
Marquis
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
narration
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
O
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------- July.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
offered
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
originally
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
own
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
place
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From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
prince
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
relate
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
reminded
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
romantic
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
Schiller
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From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
second
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
spirit
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
subjoined
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
tells
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
Thalia
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------- July.
unknown
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From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
up
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From this reading It found a place here after Schiller had given up the idea of completing the Ghost-Seer.)
volume
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From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
VON
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------- July.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (Here follows the subjoined fragment, which appeared in the eighth part of the Thalia, and was originally intended for the second volume of the Ghost-Seer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mysterious unknown of the prince reminded Marquis Civitella of a romantic incident which happened to himself a short time since, and, to divert the prince, he offered to relate it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
words
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From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will give it you in his own words; but the lively spirit which he infuses into all he tells will be lost in my narration.
