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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 GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
Agnes
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From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
apples
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
attentively
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From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
beloved
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From this reading He flew towards her and saw his beloved book already in her hands.
book
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From this reading He flew towards her and saw his beloved book already in her hands.
CHANGE
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
cheeks
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
combed
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
Cornelli
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
corner
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From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
desired
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
eyes
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
fate
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From this reading Before he succeeded, however, he had to submit to his usual fate in the morning.
flew
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From this reading He flew towards her and saw his beloved book already in her hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
go
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He flew towards her and saw his beloved book already in her hands.
hardly
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He flew towards her and saw his beloved book already in her hands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Before he succeeded, however, he had to submit to his usual fate in the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before he succeeded, however, he had to submit to his usual fate in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
like
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
listening
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From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
Mux
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
neatly
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
night
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
opened
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
playing
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From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
promised
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
ran
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
red
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
room
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
saw
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From this reading He flew towards her and saw his beloved book already in her hands.
shining
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
sitting
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From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
straightway
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From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading Before he succeeded, however, he had to submit to his usual fate in the morning.
succeeded
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From this reading Before he succeeded, however, he had to submit to his usual fate in the morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He flew towards her and saw his beloved book already in her hands.
two
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
usual
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From this reading Before he succeeded, however, he had to submit to his usual fate in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cornelli was already sitting in a corner of the room, listening attentively to Agnes’ playing.
washed
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From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A GREAT CHANGE Next morning Mux had hardly opened his eyes when he desired to go again straightway to Cornelli, for this had been promised him the night before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He ran into the room at last, neatly washed and combed and with cheeks shining like two red apples.
