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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 These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The detective opened his eyes and stretched himself.
any
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From this reading THE KINGDOM OF HESSE-WEIMAR "Has Monsieur le Baron any trunks to be examined?
Baron
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From this reading THE KINGDOM OF HESSE-WEIMAR "Has Monsieur le Baron any trunks to be examined?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF HESSE-WEIMAR "Has Monsieur le Baron any trunks to be examined?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
car
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From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
carefully
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From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
curtains
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From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
Customs
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From this reading This is the Hesse-Weimar Customs."
dawn
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From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
deep
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detective
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drawn
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examined
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eyes
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fallen
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From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
guttural
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From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF HESSE-WEIMAR "Has Monsieur le Baron any trunks to be examined?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
HESSE-WEIMAR
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The detective opened his eyes and stretched himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The detective opened his eyes and stretched himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the Hesse-Weimar Customs."
Juve
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From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
KINGDOM
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le
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light
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From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
Monsieur
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night
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF HESSE-WEIMAR "Has Monsieur le Baron any trunks to be examined?
opened
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pale
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respectful
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From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
sleep
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sleeping
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From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
spoken
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startled
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stretched
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From this reading The detective opened his eyes and stretched himself.
struggled
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From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF HESSE-WEIMAR "Has Monsieur le Baron any trunks to be examined?
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the Hesse-Weimar Customs."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KINGDOM OF HESSE-WEIMAR "Has Monsieur le Baron any trunks to be examined?
trunks
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unpleasant
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From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
very
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voice
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.
windows
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From this reading The pale light of dawn struggled through the windows of the sleeping car, the curtains of which had been carefully drawn.
words
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From this reading These words, spoken in a respectful but guttural voice, startled Juve from the deep sleep into which he had fallen after a very unpleasant night.