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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 TRANSFORMATION.
abundant
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From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
Altenhof
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From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
anger
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From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
awaiting
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
C
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From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
close
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From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
day
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From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
drawing
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From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
faint
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
fell
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
fields
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
forenoon
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
foster-son
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
glance
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
going
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From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
harvest
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From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
heat
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From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
Herr
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
horse
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
house
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
intending
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
making
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
mingled
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From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
much-needed
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
needful
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
out
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
overseeing
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
preparations
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
really
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From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
riding-costume
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
summer
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From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
surprise
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From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
TRANSFORMATION
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From this reading A TRANSFORMATION.
unusually
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From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
weary
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
Weeks
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From this reading Weeks had passed; the summer was drawing to a close, and the harvest at Altenhof was unusually abundant.
well-earned
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
whole
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
window
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From this reading While making the needful preparations, his glance fell upon his foster-son, who stood at the window in riding-costume, awaiting the appearance of his horse.
Witold
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
workmen
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From this reading Herr Witold, who had been out in the fields the whole forenoon overseeing his workmen, had returned to the house faint and weary, intending to take a much-needed and well-earned rest.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you really going to C---- in the heat of the day?" he asked, in mingled surprise and anger.
