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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 one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
adjoining
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
allied
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From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
always
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had played together in their youth, and as men had remained true to their boyhood's friendship.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
bonds
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
boyhood's
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From this reading They had played together in their youth, and as men had remained true to their boyhood's friendship.
children
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
closely
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
common
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
completing
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
education
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
estates
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
Falkenried
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From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
families
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From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
frequent
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
friendly
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From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
friendship
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
grew
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
Hartmut
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
Herbert
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
intercourse
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
interests
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
Lieutenant
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From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
Living
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
Major
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
many
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
marriage
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From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
men
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From this reading They had played together in their youth, and as men had remained true to their boyhood's friendship.
more
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
own
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
parents
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From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
planned
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From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
played
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From this reading They had played together in their youth, and as men had remained true to their boyhood's friendship.
Regine
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From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had played together in their youth, and as men had remained true to their boyhood's friendship.
sons
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
terms
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From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
then
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From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had played together in their youth, and as men had remained true to their boyhood's friendship.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
together
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
true
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From this reading They had played together in their youth, and as men had remained true to their boyhood's friendship.
turn
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
united
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
up
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From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
von
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
Wallmoden
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From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
way
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
wealthy
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Living upon adjoining estates, their intercourse was frequent, and their children grew up together, while many common interests united the bonds of friendship still more closely.
world
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From this reading Neither of the families were wealthy, and the sons, after completing their education, always had to make their own way in the world, and this in their turn Major Hartmut von Falkenried and Herbert von Wallmoden had done.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At one time it looked as if they would be more closely allied, for their parents had planned a marriage between Lieutenant Falkenried, as he was then, and Regine Wallmoden.
years
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From this reading The Falkenried and Wallmoden families had been on friendly terms for years.
youth
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From this reading They had played together in their youth, and as men had remained true to their boyhood's friendship.
