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1
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
accomplished
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From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
Appendix
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From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
best
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
concerning
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From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
condition
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
contemplated
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
D
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From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
days
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From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
Dietz
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
drawing
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
fearful
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From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
German
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
Germany
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
getting
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
Haemmerling
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
Heidelberg
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From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
information
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From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
instructions
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
instructors
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
landscape-painting
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From this reading Haemmerling taught us landscape-painting.
language
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
legs
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
made
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
more
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From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
Mueller
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
Paint
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From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
painting
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
pedestrian
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
pleasantly
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From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
progress
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
satisfied
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
Schumann
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
See
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From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
skilled
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
summer
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From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
taught
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From this reading Haemmerling taught us landscape-painting.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
tours
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
trainer
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
Turner
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From this reading [I Paint a "Turner"] The summer days passed pleasantly in Heidelberg.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Haemmerling taught us landscape-painting.
Vogel
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From this reading We had had the best instructors in drawing and painting in Germany--Haemmerling, Vogel, Mueller, Dietz, and Schumann.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
well
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From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading See Appendix D for information concerning this fearful tongue.] and more than satisfied with what we had accomplished in art.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had a skilled trainer, and under his instructions we were getting our legs in the right condition for the contemplated pedestrian tours; we were well satisfied with the progress which we had made in the German language, [1.
