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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 winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
accounted
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
Adelsberg
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
admitted
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
almost
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
artistic
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
begun
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
bosom
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
capital
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
centre
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
circle
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
court
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
duke
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
education
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
element
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
exclusive
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
fairly
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
favorably
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
feat
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
fostered
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
friend
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
friendship
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
gaieties
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
German
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
Germany
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
guest
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
instance
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
intellectual
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
interest
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
loved
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
many
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
object
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
patron
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
played
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
poet
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
pride
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
Prince
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
produced
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
prominent
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
received
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
related
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
Rodeck
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
Roumanian
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
soon
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
South-German
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
stories
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
strange
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From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
strove
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From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
theatre
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
unheard
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The duke, who loved and fostered art, took great pride in being accounted its patron, and strove to make his capital an intellectual and artistic centre.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
winter
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From this reading The winter gaieties had fairly begun in the South-German capital, and in the exclusive court circle the artistic element played a prominent part.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here, as at Rodeck, he was the bosom friend and guest of Prince Adelsberg, and many strange and wonderful stories were related of this friendship.
work
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
world
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
write
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
writer
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From this reading It was an almost unheard of feat for a Roumanian to write in the German tongue, even though it was admitted that, in this instance, the writer had received his education in Germany.
young
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From this reading The young poet who had been received so favorably by the court, and whose first great work was soon to be produced at the court theatre, was an object of great interest to the little world.
