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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 Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were marriages there, as in every other town in the world; but they took time about it.
add
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
beat
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From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
betrothed
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
burgomaster
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
cannot
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
CERTAIN
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
counsellor
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
daughter
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
deliberation
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From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
divined
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There were marriages there, as in every other town in the world; but they took time about it.
exceptional
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From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
folks
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
FORM
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
FRANTZ
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
FUTURE
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
hearts
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From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
led
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
love
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
loved
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
lover
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
made
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
marriages
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From this reading There were marriages there, as in every other town in the world; but they took time about it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
NIKLAUSSE
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
only
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From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
other
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
people
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
place
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From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
PROJECTS
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
Quiquendone
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
readers
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
shrewd
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
son
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From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
SUZEL
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
There
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From this reading There were marriages there, as in every other town in the world; but they took time about it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were marriages there, as in every other town in the world; but they took time about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were marriages there, as in every other town in the world; but they took time about it.
town
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From this reading There were marriages there, as in every other town in the world; but they took time about it.
TRICASSE
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
VAN
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From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our readers know that the burgomaster had a daughter, Suzel But, shrewd as they may be, they cannot have divined that the counsellor Niklausse had a son, Frantz; and had they divined this, nothing could have led them to imagine that Frantz was the betrothed lover of Suzel.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH FRANTZ NIKLAUSSE AND SUZEL VAN TRICASSE FORM CERTAIN PROJECTS FOR THE FUTURE.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It must not be thought that young hearts did not beat in this exceptional place; only they beat with a certain deliberation.
world
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From this reading There were marriages there, as in every other town in the world; but they took time about it.
young
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From this reading We will add that these young people were made for each other, and that they loved each other, as folks did love at Quiquendone.
