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1643
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
1st
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
acting-Burgomaster
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
all
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
attained
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
Burgomaster
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
congratulating
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
dawned
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
difficult
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From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
God
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From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
happy
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
hard
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From this reading The new year promises to be a very hard one, and your new office will be harder still.
harder
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From this reading The new year promises to be a very hard one, and your new office will be harder still.
hardly
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
Herr
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
honour
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
humbly
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
January
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
Jonas
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
Juechziger
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
most
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
new
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
now
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOWER OF TARES.
office
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From this reading The new year promises to be a very hard one, and your new office will be harder still.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The new year promises to be a very hard one, and your new office will be harder still.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
permit
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
presented
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
promises
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From this reading The new year promises to be a very hard one, and your new office will be harder still.
Respected
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
Schoenleben
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
servant
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
servants
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
SOWER
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From this reading THE SOWER OF TARES.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The new year promises to be a very hard one, and your new office will be harder still.
TARES
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From this reading THE SOWER OF TARES.
thank
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From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOWER OF TARES.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
times
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From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
town
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From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
unworthy
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
very
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From this reading The new year promises to be a very hard one, and your new office will be harder still.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The 1st of January, 1643, had hardly dawned, when the town servant Juechziger presented himself before the new acting-Burgomaster, Herr Jonas Schoenleben.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The new year promises to be a very hard one, and your new office will be harder still.
wishing
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
worship
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From this reading I thank God that in these difficult times we are so happy as to have your worship for our Burgomaster.'
year
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From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Respected Herr Burgomaster,' he began humbly, 'permit the most unworthy of all your servants to be first in wishing you a happy new year, and congratulating you on the honour you have now attained.
