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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 TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
accident
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
allowed
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
ambulance
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From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
Baron
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
baroness
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
bedside
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
befallen
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
car
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From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
cause
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
cigar
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
consternation
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From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
danger
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
days
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From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
Gerzson
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From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
happened
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From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
Hatszegi
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
heard
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
Henrietta's
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From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
home
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From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
how
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From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
hunting
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From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
husband's
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
ladyship
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From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
liked
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
mountains
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From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
Mr
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From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
much
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
ONLY
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From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
related
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From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
serious
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
sitting
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
smoke
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
sooner
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
TALES
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From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
Then
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From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They brought him home in an ambulance car to Henrietta's great consternation.
TRUE
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From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
TWO
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From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
very
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From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was much sooner than they had determined, and the cause was a very serious accident which had befallen Baron Hatszegi.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
whole
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From this reading TWO TALES, OF WHICH ONLY ONE IS TRUE After a couple of days the whole hunting party returned from the mountains.
wounds
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From this reading The baroness, sitting by the bedside, heard from the doctor that her husband's wounds were serious, but that his life was not in danger, and that he might even be allowed to smoke a cigar if he liked.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Mr. Gerzson related how it had happened: "Only imagine, your ladyship!
