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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 Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
accident
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
Adelsberg's
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
appeared
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From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
arms
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From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
arrive
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
Baron
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
burden
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From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
concerning
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
day
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
December
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
dispatched
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From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
excitement
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
foresters
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From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
Fürstenstein
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From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
gave
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
glance
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From this reading Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
Hartmut
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From this reading Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
hope
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From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
hunting
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
injured
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
intelligent
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
lay
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
lodge
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
man
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
man's
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
messenger
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
nearest
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
noon
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From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
occasioned
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
off
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
old
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From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
once
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
orders
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
physician
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
Prince
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
Rodeck
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
Rojanow
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From this reading Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
room
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
seen
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From this reading Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
seldom
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
sent
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
sick
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
silent
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
snow
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
Stadinger
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From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
taken
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
Then
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From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
there
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From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, when the physician told him there was no hope, he dispatched old Stadinger to Fürstenstein.
treatment
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From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
two
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From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
unconscious
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From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had the injured man taken at once to Prince Adelsberg's room, sent off a messenger for the nearest physician, and gave intelligent orders concerning the sick man's treatment until the doctor should arrive.
Wallmoden's
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hartmut Rojanow had seen at a glance what was to be done.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
white
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was about noon when the two foresters appeared with their unconscious burden in their arms.
witness
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From this reading The little hunting lodge of Rodeck, which lay so white and silent in the snow of that first December day, had seldom been witness to so great an excitement as that occasioned by Baron Wallmoden's accident.
