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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 "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
afterwards
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
air
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
all
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
away
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
bend
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "Guardian," she said, "have I offended you beyond forgiveness?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
Caub
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
clinging
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
Count
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
day
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
declivity
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
delighted
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
devices
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
down
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
drawn
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
driven
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
fatigue
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
forgiveness
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From this reading "Guardian," she said, "have I offended you beyond forgiveness?"
girl
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
good-natured
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
gray
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
guardian
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Guardian," she said, "have I offended you beyond forgiveness?"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
Hildegunde
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
mist
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
most
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
motionless
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
night
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
offended
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From this reading "Guardian," she said, "have I offended you beyond forgiveness?"
out
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
own
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
proceeded
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
promise
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
restful
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
Rhine
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
river
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
rode
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
said
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From this reading "Guardian," she said, "have I offended you beyond forgiveness?"
sense
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Guardian," she said, "have I offended you beyond forgiveness?"
shortly
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
shut
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
sight
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
sinister
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
spoke
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
steep
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
sultry
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
surface
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
swept
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From this reading "I should be delighted," cried Hildegunde, "for all sense of fatigue has been swept away by a most restful night."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
then
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
there
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
together
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
trailing
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
ward
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From this reading The good-natured Count left them to their own devices, and shortly afterwards guardian and ward rode together down the steep declivity to the river.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
water
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
water-prison
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From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They proceeded in silence until a bend in the Rhine shut Caub and its sinister water-prison out of sight, and then it was the girl who spoke.
wisp
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From this reading The mist was already driven away, except a wisp here and there clinging to the gray surface of the water, trailing along as if drawn by the current, for the air was motionless, and there was promise of a sultry day.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Guardian," she said, "have I offended you beyond forgiveness?"
