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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 Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
afraid
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
Arne
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
Baard
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
came
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
cap
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
chamber
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
day
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
deal
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
deep
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
door
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
down
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
down-stairs
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
Eli
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
Eli's
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
evening
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
evenings
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
fancies
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From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
father
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
feet
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
gard
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
get
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From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
grateful
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From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
head
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From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
helped
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From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
illness
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
improve
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From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
intervals
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From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
knew
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
leaving
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
loud
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
made
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
man
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
many
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From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
mother
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
much
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From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
night
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
now
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From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
room
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
sat
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
sick-room
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
sing
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
singing
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
sit
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From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
songs
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
stocking
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
things
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From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
thinker
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
Thus
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
together
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arne helped him to get things right in his mind and told him much that he did not know before, and Baard was very grateful.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eli could now sit up at intervals; and as she began to improve she took many fancies into her head.
up
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
up-stairs
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
usual
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
very
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
visits
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
voice
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
wanted
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
weak
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From this reading Eli was very weak after her illness; the mother sat over her night and day, and was never down-stairs; the father made his usual visits up to the sick-room in his stocking feet, and leaving his cap outside of the door.
well-educated
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From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Arne was still at the gard; he and the father sat together of evenings; he had come to think a good deal of Baard, who was a well-educated man, a deep thinker, but seemed to be afraid of what he knew.
word
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
words
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From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thus it was that one evening as Arne sat in the room below Eli's chamber singing songs in a loud voice, the mother came down and brought word that Eli wanted to know if he would not come up-stairs and sing that she might hear the words.
