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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 fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
all
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From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They all wanted to be in the town enjoying the fun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
behindhand
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
châlet
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From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
days
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
depend
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
enjoying
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From this reading They all wanted to be in the town enjoying the fun.
events
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
exciting
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From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
fact
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
few
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
friends
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
fun
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From this reading They all wanted to be in the town enjoying the fun.
going
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
happening
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From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
hill
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From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
kinds
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From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
kitchen
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
latest
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
made
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
newspapers
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
often
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
regarded
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
rule
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
sit
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
suspicion
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From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
Switzerland
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
Tell's
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From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
there
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From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all wanted to be in the town enjoying the fun.
things
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From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
town
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From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
trudge
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From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
up
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From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
very
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From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
visits
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From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
wanted
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From this reading They all wanted to be in the town enjoying the fun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fact that there were no newspapers in Switzerland at that time often made him a little behindhand as regarded the latest events.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And, of course, when there was anything very exciting happening in the town, nobody had time to trudge up the hill to Tell's châlet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the meantime all kinds of things of which Tell had no suspicion had been happening in the town.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had to depend, as a rule, on visits from his friends, who would sit in his kitchen and tell him all about everything that had been going on for the last few days.
