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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 Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
accept
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
almost
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
alteration
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From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
attended
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
beautifully
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
Bereaved
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From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
carriage
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
cart
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From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
cause
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
dismounted
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
easily
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
encountered
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
following
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From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
friend
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
General
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
greetings
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
ground
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
hills
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
hired
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From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
hollows
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
horse
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
inexhaustible
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
irregularities
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
lead
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
months
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From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
mounted
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
often
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
old
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
out
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
persuaded
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
points
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
portmanteaus
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From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
riding
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
road
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
round
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
schloss
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
seat
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
seen
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From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
send
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
servant
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
sides
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
steeper
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
sufficed
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From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
ten
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From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
term
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From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
Turning
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From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
up
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
usual
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
vacant
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From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
varieties
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From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
wagon
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From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Turning one of these points, we suddenly encountered our old friend, the General, riding towards us, attended by a mounted servant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His portmanteaus were following in a hired wagon, such as we term a cart.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The irregularities of the ground often lead the road out of its course, and cause it to wind beautifully round the sides of broken hollows and the steeper sides of the hills, among varieties of ground almost inexhaustible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The General dismounted as we pulled up, and, after the usual greetings, was easily persuaded to accept the vacant seat in the carriage and send his horse on with his servant to the schloss.
X
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From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
years
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From this reading X. Bereaved It was about ten months since we had last seen him: but that time had sufficed to make an alteration of years in his appearance.
