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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 following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
able
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
affairs
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
agreed
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
ALI
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From this reading ALI TSCHORBADSCHI.
all
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
also
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From this reading But this night also was to be a wakeful one for Timar.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
anchor
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
Barbara
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From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But this night also was to be a wakeful one for Timar.
bed
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
board
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
broke
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
busy
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this night also was to be a wakeful one for Timar.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
Danube
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From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
day
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From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
early
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
evening
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
following
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From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But this night also was to be a wakeful one for Timar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
Hungarian
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From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
important
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
lay
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
monotonous
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
neighbor
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
night
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
occurred
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
only
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
previous
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
quiet
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
sleep
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From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
splash
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
St
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From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
stillness
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this night also was to be a wakeful one for Timar.
Timar
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From this reading But this night also was to be a wakeful one for Timar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
TSCHORBADSCHI
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From this reading ALI TSCHORBADSCHI.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
up
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From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
vessel
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
voyage
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From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
wakeful
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From this reading But this night also was to be a wakeful one for Timar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this night also was to be a wakeful one for Timar.
wavelets
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From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Until evening nothing remarkable occurred, and all went to bed early; they agreed that the previous night no one had been able to sleep.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All was quiet on board the ship, which lay at anchor--only the monotonous splash of the wavelets against the vessel broke the stillness; but amidst the silence it seemed to him as if his neighbor was busy with important and mysterious affairs.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following day the "St. Barbara" continued her voyage with a fair wind up the Hungarian Danube.
