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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 MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
able
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
all
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
also
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
Armenians
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
best
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
branches
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
built
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
close
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
content
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
CSARDA
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
csardas
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
day's
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
den
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
down
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
dwells
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
exactly
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
far
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
Fehervar
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
fell
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
follows
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
forming
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
Fortunately
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
gentry
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
gushing
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
Gyula
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
hanging
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
Hidvar
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
horses
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
house
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
Hungarian
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
innkeeper
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
inns
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
Jews
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
leaf
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
lies
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
like
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
longer
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
Makkabesku
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
MIKALAI
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
mining
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
most
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
mountain
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
mountains
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
peculiar
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
people
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
petrifactions
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
picturesque
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
possessed
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
pretty
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
profession
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
property
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
rainy
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
reach
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
regions
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
season
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
situation
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
stone
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
stream
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
streams
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
there
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
trees
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
turned
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
turning
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
twig
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
up
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
very
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
Wallachian
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From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
Wallachs
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From this reading In these mining regions there are no Jews, all the inns and _csardas_ are in the hands of the Armenians and Wallachs: the people are content with them and the Hungarian gentry like them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
water
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
waterfall
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
weather
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From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
white
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From this reading This stream possessed the peculiar property of turning to stone every leaf and twig which fell into it, even the branches of the trees hanging over it were turned into pretty white petrifactions so far as the water was able to reach them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Fortunately, exactly half-way lies the Mikalai _csarda_, in which dwells a good honest Wallachian gentleman who also follows the profession of innkeeper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MIKALAI CSARDA From Hidvar to Gyula Fehervar is a good day's journey, even with the best horses and in the best weather; in the rainy season the mountain streams make the journey still longer.
Young
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From this reading Young Makkabesku had built up his den in a most picturesque situation beside a stream gushing down from among the mountains and forming a waterfall close to the very house.
