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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 A GIRL'S HEART.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
almost
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
Athalie
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
Brazovics
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
busy
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
came
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
clouds
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
coffee
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
corner
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
dinner
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
drank
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
evening
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
filled
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
forenoon
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
Frau
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
GIRL'S
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From this reading A GIRL'S HEART.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
HEART
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From this reading A GIRL'S HEART.
Herr
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
home
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
house
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
Katschuka
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
knitting
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From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
ladies
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
Latakia
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
late
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
lived
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
needle-work
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From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
occupied
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From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
only
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
ostentatiously
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From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
pressed
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
pretended
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
sat
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
served
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
sewing
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
sitting-room
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
Sophie
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
spread
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From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
stay
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
table
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
trousseau
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From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
unmercifully
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
usually
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From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
visitors
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From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
way
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From this reading Herr Katschuka almost lived in the house; he came in the forenoon, was pressed to stay to dinner, and only found his way home late in the evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
whispering
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From this reading Katschuka sat whispering with Athalie at a little table, at the corner of which Frau Sophie pretended to be busy sewing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Herr Brazovics usually drank coffee after dinner, and had it served in the ladies' sitting-room, which he filled unmercifully with clouds of Latakia tobacco.
years
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From this reading (For years this table had been ostentatiously spread with needle-work and knitting, so that visitors might imagine they were occupied with the trousseau.)
