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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 At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
afraid
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
amusements
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
autumn
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
bed
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From this reading On the evening of the merrymaking Marie was afraid to go to bed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
celebrated
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
celebration
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
change
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
colored
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
comment
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From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
conclusion
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
conflagration
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
correspondent
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
Count
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
count's
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From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
day
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
departure
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
dragons
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
dragoon
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the merrymaking Marie was afraid to go to bed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
Fertöszeg
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
fire
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
fireworks
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
go
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From this reading On the evening of the merrymaking Marie was afraid to go to bed.
going
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
grape
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
harvest
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
Herr
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
horror
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
how
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
information
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
knew
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
lake
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
lanterns
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
late
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
live
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From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
magnificent
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
manage
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From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
Marie
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From this reading On the evening of the merrymaking Marie was afraid to go to bed.
Marie's
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
matter
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
mental
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From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
Mercatoris
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
merrymaking
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From this reading On the evening of the merrymaking Marie was afraid to go to bed.
news
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From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
paper
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
quarters
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
received
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
regatta
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
regiment
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
rockets
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
saw
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
shore
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
somehow
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From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
suffered
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
terror
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From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
used
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
various
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
Vavel
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From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall manage somehow to live through it," was the count's mental comment on the news.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He knew Marie's horror of fire--how she suffered with terror when she saw a conflagration, no matter how distant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At last, one day late in the autumn, Count Vavel received from his correspondent, Herr Mercatoris, the information that the dragoon regiment was going to change its quarters, and that the departure from Fertöszeg would be celebrated by various amusements, among them a regatta with colored lanterns on the lake and magnificent fireworks on the shore.
year
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From this reading She was even afraid of the rockets and paper dragons which were used at the celebration at the conclusion of the grape harvest every year.