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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 "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I must not forget one question I asked Silvain.
Bavaria
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
bear
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
brother
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
company
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
day
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
despatched
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
dwell
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
experience
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
explaining
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
father
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
females
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From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
forget
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From this reading "I must not forget one question I asked Silvain.
frequently
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
girl
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
history
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must not forget one question I asked Silvain.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
informing
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
join
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
Kristel
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
letter
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must not forget one question I asked Silvain.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I must not forget one question I asked Silvain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I must not forget one question I asked Silvain.
pass
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
present
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
prolong
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I must not forget one question I asked Silvain.
reason
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
record
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
Silvain
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From this reading "I must not forget one question I asked Silvain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
started
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From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
story
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
There
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From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'No. There seemed to me to be no females among them.'
tourists
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
travel
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
traversed
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
undue
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From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "On the morning of that day we started for Bavaria, Silvain having first despatched a letter to his father, informing him that he was about to join his brother, and explaining the reason.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would prolong my story to an undue length were I to dwell upon the record of travel and experience, which does not bear directly upon the history of Silvain and Kristel.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
young
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From this reading "'In the company of tourists who traversed the pass with Kristel, was the young girl present, of whom you have so frequently dreamt?'
