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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 A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
apartments
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
April
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
banged
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
belonging
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
breeze
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
brightly
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
building
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
call
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
chapel
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From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
Charles
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
close
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
clouds
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
coming
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
comrade
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
corporal
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
corridor
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From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
courtiers
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From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
Cross
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
door
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
ecclesiastics
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
Emperor's
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
entrance
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
gateway
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
Golden
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
gray
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
guard
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
Halberdiers
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
house
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
huge
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
Imperial
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
just
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
keeping
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
knights
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
ladies
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From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
large
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
leading
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
main
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
moor
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
nobles
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
northern
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
old
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
out
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
panes
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
pedestrians
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
people
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
Ratisbon
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
round
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
second
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
shone
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
side
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
sometimes
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
spring
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From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
square
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
staircase
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
started
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From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
story
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
sun
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The spring breeze banged behind them the door of the little entrance for pedestrians close beside the large main gateway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
train
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From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
V
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
veiled
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From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
weather
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From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A party of nobles, ecclesiastics, and knights belonging to the Emperor's train were just coming out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun sometimes shone brightly upon the little round panes of the ancient building, the Golden Cross, on the northern side of the square, which the people of Ratisbon call "on the moor"; sometimes it was veiled by gray clouds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The courtiers and ladies who were in the chapel at the right of the corridor started.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "April weather!" growled the corporal of the Imperial Halberdiers to the comrade with whom he was keeping; guard at the foot of the staircase leading to the apartments of Charles V, in the second story of the huge old house.
