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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 remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
blood-comrade
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
bog
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
came
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
celebrating
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From this reading The inn-keeper, who was celebrating his marriage with his fifth wife, recognized me at once.
commandant's
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
confession
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
continuing
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
convincing
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
danger
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
day
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
decided
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
deed
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
door
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
evening
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
exchange
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
fifth
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From this reading The inn-keeper, who was celebrating his marriage with his fifth wife, recognized me at once.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
gave
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
gleamed
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
heard
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
house
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
inn
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
inn-keeper
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
kempenei
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
late
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
light
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
Lilith
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
MAGIC
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From this reading THE MAGIC THALER.
marriage
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From this reading The inn-keeper, who was celebrating his marriage with his fifth wife, recognized me at once.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
merriment
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
most
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
near
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
night
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
occurred
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
once
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
peat
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
perform
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
pocket
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
prisoner
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
proof
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
recognized
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From this reading The inn-keeper, who was celebrating his marriage with his fifth wife, recognized me at once.
related
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
remembered
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
said
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From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
say
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
sounds
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
suffered
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
terribly
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
THALER
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From this reading THE MAGIC THALER.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAGIC THALER.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
threatened
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
tried
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
very
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
visit
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
warn
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The most convincing proof that everything occurred as I related it, said the prisoner, continuing his confession the next day, was the thaler I found in my pocket, when I came to my senses in the peat bog near the "_kempenei_"--the thaler my blood-comrade gave me in exchange for Lilith.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The inn-keeper, who was celebrating his marriage with his fifth wife, recognized me at once.
wife
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From this reading The inn-keeper, who was celebrating his marriage with his fifth wife, recognized me at once.
windows
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From this reading It was very late in the evening when I drew near the inn; but light still gleamed from the windows, and sounds of merriment came from the open door.
witches
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From this reading I remembered what I had heard the witches say about the commandant's visit to the inn-keeper and though I had suffered terribly because I had tried once to perform a good deed at his house, I decided to warn him of the danger which threatened him that night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The inn-keeper, who was celebrating his marriage with his fifth wife, recognized me at once.
