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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 But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
all
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
ask
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
better
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
bodyguard
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
bow
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From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
called
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
cap
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
cross
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From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
crossed
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From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
day
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
difficulty
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
down
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
equal
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
Freeze-hard
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
Friesshardt
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
Gessler
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
hat
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/
Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
keep
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
kneeling
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
knew
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From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
knows
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
Leuthold
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
lonely
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From this reading So they went the long way round, and the two soldiers spent a lonely day.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they went the long way round, and the two soldiers spent a lonely day.
meadow
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
occasion
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
occurred
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From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
off
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
out
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
people
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
pole
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
preventing
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From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
prided
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
pronouncing
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
round
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From this reading So they went the long way round, and the two soldiers spent a lonely day.
safe
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
said
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From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
say
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
schnuffen
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
see
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
seen
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
sent
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
set
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
sez
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From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
snuff
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
soldiers
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From this reading So they went the long way round, and the two soldiers spent a lonely day.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
spent
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From this reading So they went the long way round, and the two soldiers spent a lonely day.
taking
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
there
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
two
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
up
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
use
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From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
want
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From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
wasting
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From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
watch
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From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
way
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they went the long way round, and the two soldiers spent a lonely day.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They knew that if they crossed the meadow they must bow down before the pole, which they did not want to do, so it occurred to them that an ingenious way of preventing this would be not to cross the meadow.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
wot's
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From this reading "What I sez," said Friesshardt, "is, wot's the use of us wasting our time here?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Having set up the pole and cap in the meadow, Gessler sent two of his bodyguard, Friesshardt (I should think you would be safe in pronouncing this Freeze-hard, but you had better ask somebody who knows) and Leuthold, to keep watch there all day, and see that nobody passed by without kneeling down before the pole and taking off his hat to it.
zie
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
üppen
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From this reading But the people, who prided themselves on being what they called _üppen zie schnuffen_, or, as we should say, "up to snuff," and equal to every occasion, had already seen a way out of the difficulty.
